Putijarra is one of the Wati languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family of Australia. It is sometimes counted as a dialect of the Western Desert Language, but is classified as a distinct language in Bowern.[2]
| Putijarra | |
|---|---|
| Puditara | |
| Region | south of Jigalong, Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Putijarra |
Native speakers | 4 (2004)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mpj – Martu Wangka |
| Glottolog | None |
| AIATSIS[1] | A54 |
| ELP | |
It is one of the components of the Martu Wangka koine.
References edit
- ^ a b A54 Putijarra at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Claire Bowern and Quentin Atkinson. 2012. Computational phylogenetics and the internal structure of Pama-Nyungan. Language 88. 817-845. Johns Hopkins University Press.
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