Paman languages

Paman languages

Infobox Language family
name=Paman
region=Cape York, Queensland
familycolor=Australian
fam1=Pama-Nyungan
child1=Northern
child2=Western
child3=Northeastern
child4=Lamalamic
child5=Coastal
child6=Central
child7=Norman
child8=Flinders
child9=Southern
child10=Mayabic

Paman is an aboriginal language family of Cape York in Queensland, Australia. First noted by Kenneth Hale, [cite journal |last=Hale |first=Kenneth L. |authorlink=Kenneth L. Hale |year=1964 |title=Classification of Northern Paman Languages, Cape York Peninsula, Australia; A Research Report |journal=Oceanic Linguistics |volume=3 |pages=248–265 |doi=10.2307/3622881] [cite journal |last=Hale |first=Kenneth L. |authorlink=Kenneth L. Hale |year=1966 |title=The Paman group of the Pama-Nyungan phylic family. Appendix to Languages of the World: Indo-Pacific Fascicle Six, by G.N. O'Grady, C. F. & F.M. Voegelin|journal=Anthropological Linguistics |volume=8(2) |pages=162–197] Paman is noteworthy for the profound phonological changes which have affected some of its descendants.Fact|date=February 2007

Paman descendants

Extant Paman languages include the Northern Paman languages Uradhi, Linngithigh and Mpakwithi, Umpila and Kuuku Ya'u, the Middle Paman (sometimes called "Wik") languages Wik Ngathan, Wik Ngatharr, Wik-Mungkan, Pakanh, Ayabadhu and Kugu Uwanh, Uw Olkola and Uw Oykangand, Ogh-Undjan, Kuuk Thaayorre and Kuk Yak, Yir Yoront and Yirrk Thangalkl, Kok Kaper, Kok Narr, Kukatj, the Norman Paman languages Kurrtjar and Kuthant, Uuk Umpithamu, Rimanggudinhma, Umbuygamu, Lamalama, Flinders Island, Guugu Yimidhirr, Gugu Yalandji, Yidiny and Djabugay and Mbabaram. [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90501]

References

External links

* The Summer Institute of Linguistics' [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90501Ethnologue report for Paman.]


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