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Darkinjung language

Index Darkinjung language

Darkinjung (Darrkinyung; many other spellings; see below) is an Australian Aboriginal language, the traditional language of the Darkinjung people. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Alveolar consonant, Approximant, Australian Aboriginal languages, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Awabakal language, Back vowel, Bilabial consonant, Close vowel, Darkinjung, Darkinyung people, Dental consonant, Dharug language, Front vowel, Gamilaraay language, Lateral consonant, Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative, Nasal consonant, New South Wales, Open vowel, Palatal consonant, Pama–Nyungan languages, Phonology, Plosive, Trill consonant, Velar consonant, Wiradjuri language, Yuin–Kuric languages.

  2. Extinct languages
  3. Yuin–Kuric languages

Alveolar consonant

Alveolar (UK also) consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called that because it contains the alveoli (the sockets) of the upper teeth.

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Approximant

Approximants are speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow.

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Australian Aboriginal languages

The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intelligible varieties) up to possibly 363.

See Darkinjung language and Australian Aboriginal languages

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), established as the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (AIAS) in 1964, is an independent Australian Government statutory authority.

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Awabakal language

Awabakal (also Awabagal or the Hunter River – Lake Macquarie, often abbreviated HRLM) language is an Australian Aboriginal language that was spoken around Lake Macquarie and Newcastle in New South Wales.

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Back vowel

A back vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in spoken languages.

See Darkinjung language and Back vowel

Bilabial consonant

In phonetics, a bilabial consonant is a labial consonant articulated with both lips.

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Close vowel

A close vowel, also known as a high vowel (in U.S. terminology), is any in a class of vowel sounds used in many spoken languages.

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Darkinjung

The Darkinjung are the Local Aboriginal Land Council in the Central Coast, New South Wales, participating in formal joint management of some areas of state forest in the region.

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Darkinyung people

The Darkinyung are an indigenous Australian people of New South Wales.

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Dental consonant

A dental consonant is a consonant articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth, such as,. In some languages, dentals are distinguished from other groups, such as alveolar consonants, in which the tongue contacts the gum ridge.

See Darkinjung language and Dental consonant

Dharug language

The Dharug language, also spelt Darug, Dharuk, and other variants, and also known as the Sydney language, Gadigal language (Sydney city area), is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Yuin–Kuric group that was traditionally spoken in the region of Sydney, New South Wales, until it became extinct due to effects of colonisation. Darkinjung language and Dharug language are Yuin–Kuric languages.

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Front vowel

A front vowel is a class of vowel sounds used in some spoken languages, its defining characteristic being that the highest point of the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would otherwise make it a consonant.

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Gamilaraay language

The Gamilaraay or Kamilaroi language is a Pama–Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup found mostly in south-eastern Australia.

See Darkinjung language and Gamilaraay language

Lateral consonant

A lateral is a consonant in which the airstream proceeds along one or both of the sides of the tongue, but it is blocked by the tongue from going through the middle of the mouth.

See Darkinjung language and Lateral consonant

Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative

Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative is a language revitalisation centre for Aboriginal Australian languages of a region in New South Wales, situated in Nambucca Heads.

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Nasal consonant

In phonetics, a nasal, also called a nasal occlusive or nasal stop in contrast with an oral stop or nasalized consonant, is an occlusive consonant produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to escape freely through the nose.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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Open vowel

An open vowel is a vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth.

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Palatal consonant

Palatals are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth).

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Pama–Nyungan languages

The Pama–Nyungan languages are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, containing 306 out of 400 Aboriginal languages in Australia.

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Phonology

Phonology is the branch of linguistics that studies how languages systematically organize their phones or, for sign languages, their constituent parts of signs.

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Plosive

In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a pulmonic consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases.

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Trill consonant

In phonetics, a trill is a consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the active articulator and passive articulator.

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Velar consonant

Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth (also known as the "velum").

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Wiradjuri language

Wiradjuri (many other spellings, see Wiradjuri) is a Pama–Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup.

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Yuin–Kuric languages

The Yuin–Kuric languages are a group of mainly extinct Australian Aboriginal languages traditionally spoken in the south east of Australia.

See Darkinjung language and Yuin–Kuric languages

See also

Extinct languages

Yuin–Kuric languages

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkinjung_language

Also known as Darginjang language, Darginjung language, Darginyung language, Darkinjang language, Darkinoong language, Darkiñung language, Darkinyung, Darkinyung language, Darknung language, Darrkinyung language, Hawkesbury River-Broken Bay language, Hawkesbury language, ISO 639:xda.