Handbook of Western Australian Aboriginal Languages South of the Kimberley Region
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PACIFIC LINGUISTICS Series C - 124 HANDBOOK OF WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES SOUTH OF THE KIMBERLEY REGION Nicholas Thieberger Department of Linguistics Research School of Pacific Studies THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Thieberger, N. Handbook of Western Australian Aboriginal languages south of the Kimberley Region. C-124, viii + 416 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1993. DOI:10.15144/PL-C124.cover ©1993 Pacific Linguistics and/or the author(s). Online edition licensed 2015 CC BY-SA 4.0, with permission of PL. A sealang.net/CRCL initiative. Pacific Linguistics is issued through the Linguistic Circle of Canberra and consists of four series: SERIES A: Occasional Papers SERIES c: Books SERIES B: Monographs SERIES D: Special Publications FOUNDING EDITOR: S.A. Wurm EDITORIAL BOARD: T.E. Dutton, A.K. Pawley, M.D. Ross, D.T. Tryon EDITORIAL ADVISERS: B.W.Bender KA. McElhanon University of Hawaii Summer Institute of Linguistics DavidBradley H.P. McKaughan La Trobe University University of Hawaii Michael G. Clyne P. Miihlhausler Monash University University of Adelaide S.H. Elbert G.N. O'Grady University of Hawaii University of Victoria, B.C. KJ. Franklin KL. Pike Summer Institute of Linguistics Summer Institute of Linguistics W.W.Glover E.C. Polome Summer Institute of Linguistics University of Texas G.W.Grace Gillian Sankoff University of Hawaii University of Pennsylvania M.A.K Halliday W.A.L. Stokhof University of Sydney University of Leiden E. Haugen B.K T' sou Harvard University City Polytechnic of Hong Kong A. Healey E.M. Uhlenbeck Summer Institute of Linguistics University of Leiden L.A. Hercus J.W.M. Verhaar Australian National University University of Leiden John Lynch c.L. V oorhoeve University of the South Pacific University of Leiden All correspondence concerning PacificLinguistics, including orders and subscriptions, should be addressed to: PACIFIC LINGUISTICS Department of Linguistics Research School of Pacific Studies The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 Australia Copyright © The Author First Published 1993 Copyedited by Joan Birnie Typeset by Anne Rees Maps drawn by Theo Baumann Printed by ANU Printing Service Bound by F & M Perfect Bookbinding The editors are indebted to the Australian National University for assistance in the production of this series. This publication was made possible by an initial grant fromthe Hunter Douglas Fund. No royalties are paid on this or any other Pacific Linguistics publication. ISSN 0078-7558 ISBN 0 85883 418 9 EDITORIAL NOTE As many entries in this work were taken from the AIATSIS database, the bibliography does not wholly conform to PacificLinguistics usual style. Table of Contents Preface .............................................................................................. vi 1. Introduction ...................... ............................................................ 1 1.1 Warning .................... ............................................................ .... 2 1.2 Acknowledgements ......................................................................... 2 1.3 Abbreviations ................ .............. ........ ............................ .......... 3 1.4 Map of regions used in this handbook ... ...... ...... ....................... ..... ... 4 1.5 Spelling of the language names ..... ..... .............. ....... ....... ...... .. 5 2. Guide to the handbook . ..... .......... ..................... ..... ........... .... ...... 7 2.1 How to use the handbook ................................. ........ ..................... 9 2.2 How to get more information . ........... .... ....... ...... ..............................10 3. General work on languages of Western Australia ....................11 3. 1 General references on Western Australian Aborigioal languages ............ ........11 3.2 General reading on Aboriginal languages ............................................... 12 3.3 Organisations supporting Aborigioal languages ..... ..... ...... ....................12 3.4 Relationship between Aboriginal languages of Western Australia .. .......... ......14 3.5 Family tree list of southern Western Australian Languages .... ... ........... ... 16 4. Listing of Aboriginal languages of Western Australia south of the Kimberley region ..................... .... ................ 18 4.1 The South-East. ............................................................................18 4. 1.1 Kalaku . ...... ........ ... ....... ............. ... .... ..... ...... ...20 4. 1.2 Kalaamaya ........................................................................22 4.1.3 Mirning . ... ... ......... .... .......... ..... ... ........... .............. ... ...24 4.1.4 Ngatj umaya . ........ ... ...... ................, ...................................28 4.1.5 Nyaki-Nyaki .. ... ...... ... ........ ................................ ... .... 30 4.2 The South-West. ... ... ... ................ ... ................ ....... .. ................32 4.2. 1 Balardung .........................................................................40 4.2.2 Bibbulman ............. ........... .............. ... .... .... ... .............42 4.2.3 Binj arub .... ......................................................... .......... ... 45 4.2.4 Goreng ...... ..... ... .... ......... ..... ..... ... .... ...........48 4.2.5 Kaniyang .........................................................................51 4.2.6 Minang ............................................................................53 4.2.7 Wajuk ....... .... ..... ...... ................... .... ... .... .............. .........56 4.2.8 Wardandi .........................................................................60 4.2.9 Wiilman ........ .. ..... .......... ....... .................................... 63 4.2.10 Wudjaari . ... .................... ................... ..... ......................... 65 4.2.1 1 Yuwat .............................................................................68 4.3 Moora to the Gascoyne River ... .................................................. .......70 4.3.1 Amangu ........ ..... ... ............................................. ..... .........74 4.3.2 Badirnaya.... ........................ ............................................. 76 iii iv 4.3.3 B idungu ............. .. .... ..... ...... .............. ......... ... .................78 4.3.4 Buluguda . ... ............................ ........... ....... ........ ..........80 4.3.5 Daguda .. ...... ... .......... ... ...... ... ........ ...... .. ......... .............81 4.3.6 DaIllala . ........... ........................................................... ...83 4.3.7 Inggarda ...... ............ ... ........ ... ...... ..... ........ ..... ... .......84 4.3.8 Malkana .... ... ......... ... ..... ... ............. ..... .................. ... 87 4.3.9 Mulyara . ............. ........................................................... 89 4.3.10 Nhanta ..... ... .... ...... .... ............................... ...................90 4.3.11 Wajarri.. ........................ ........ ... ....... ........ ................. .....92 4.3.12 Watjanti ... ..................... .. ...... ........................................95 4.3.13 Widi ...............................................................................97 4.4 North of the Gascoyne River to Port Hedland ... ............ .... .............. .......99 4.4.1 Banyjima ....... ..... .. ....... ................ .... ...... .............. .. 102 4.4.2 Jiwarli ....... ... ... ....... ...................... ............ ................... 106 4.4.3 Jurruru .... .......... ...... ........ ....... ....... ............ ................... 109 4.4.4 Kariyarra ..................................................... ................... 112 4.4.5 KUITaIlla . .................................... ...................... ............. 115 4.4.6 Martuthunira ............. .............. ........................................ 117 4.4.7 Maya ............... ... .......................................................... 120 4.4.8 Ngarluma ... ........ ... ... ............ ....... ....... ..................... 121 4.4.9 Nhuwala ... ... ....... .. ... ..... .... ..... ....... ....... .............. ..... 126 4.4. 10 Payungu ............. ......... .................................................. 128 4.4.11 Pinikura ............................ ........... ....... ....... ............ .. 131 4.4. 12 Purduna ... ..................... .............................. ...... ........ 134 4.4. 13 Thalanji ... ... ..... .. ..... ....... .............................. ..... 137 4.4.14 Tharrkari . ................... .................... .................... ...... 140 4.4.15 Thiin ............. .................... ............. .......... ................. 143 4.4.16 Warriyangka ........ ....................................................... .... 145 4.4. 17 Yindjibarndi . .... ................... .... ............ ......... ................. 148 4.4. 18 Yinhawangka ... ........................ .... ........... ....... .......... 152 4.5 Port Hedland to the Kimberley ........................... ... ......... ....... .. 154 4.5.1 Karajarri ................. ......... ..... ..... ....... ........ ......... ...... 156 4.5.2 Mangala ...... ... .............. ................ ...... .. ..... .. ........... 160 4.5.3 Ngarla.. ......... ................ ....... .... ...... ..... ....... ............... ... 163 4.5.4 Nyamal. ... ... ....... .......... .......