Marrngu languages

Marrngu
Geographic
distribution:		 West Australia
Linguistic classification:

Pama–Nyungan

  • Desert Nyungic
    • Marrngu
Glottolog: marr1265[1]

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Marrngu languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). Marrngu proper is on the coast, Mangarla inland.

The Marrngu languages are a branch of the Pama–Nyungan language family of Australia.

There are four members of the family, which all originated in Western Australia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Marrngu". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  2. ↑ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
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