Pallanganmiddang (Balangamida) is an extinct Aboriginal language of the Upper Murray region of the north east of Victoria (Australia).
| Pallanganmiddang | |
|---|---|
| Waywurru, Eastern Murray | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Extinct | ca. 1800 |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pmd |
| Glottolog | pall1243 |
| AIATSIS[1] | S89 |
The language is not highly similar to any other. Minjambuta may have been a dialect. It has been suggested that the language may be slightly similar to Yota-Yota, Dhudhuroa and several Wiradjuri dialects.[2]
Phonology edit
Sounds edit
| Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Dental | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p/b | t/d | ʈ/ɖ | t̪/d̪ | c/ɟ | k/ɡ |
| Nasal | m | n | (ɳ) | (n̪) | ɲ | ŋ |
| Lateral | l | (ɭ) | (l̪) | (ʎ) | ||
| Rhotic | r | |||||
| Approximant | w | j |
Vowels may be /a i u/.[2]
Bibliography edit
- Blake, Barry and Reid, Julie. Pallanganmiddang: A Language of the Upper Murray. Aboriginal History, Vol. 23, 1999: 15-31.
References edit
- ^ S89 Pallanganmiddang at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ a b Blake, Barry J.; Reid, Julie (1999). "Pallanganmiddang: a language of the Upper Murray". Aboriginal Languages. 23: 15–31.
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