Kulinic languages
| Kulinic | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
Australia |
| Linguistic classification: | Pama–Nyungan
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| Subdivisions: | |
 Kulinic languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). Along the coast, the three groups are (west to east) Drual, Kolakngat, Kulin.
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The Kulinic languages form a branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. They are:
- Kulin (3+, e.g. Woiwurrung)
- Kolakngat
- Drual (2)
Warrnambool is Kulinic[1] and may be Drual, but is too poorly attested to be certain.[2] Several poorly attested interior Kulinic languages, such as Wemba-Wemba, and listed in the Kulin article.
The three branches of Kulinic are not close; Dixon treats them as three separate families.
Bibliography
- Dixon, R. M. W. 2002. Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press
References
- ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
- ^ Barry Blake (2003) The Bunganditj (Buwandik) language of the Mount Gambier Region, p 17 ff.
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