Families
Australian languages divide into a dozen or so families. Note when cross-referencing that most language names have multiple spellings: rr=r, b=p, d=t, g=k, dj=j=tj=c, j=y, y=i, w=u, u=oo, e=a, and so on. A range is given for the number of languages in each family, as sources count languages differently.
- Presumptive isolates:
- Tiwi
- Giimbiyu (extinct)
- Marrgu (extinct)
- Wagiman (moribund)
- Previously established families:
- Bunaban (2)
- Daly (four to five families, with 11–19 languages)
- Iwaidjan (3–7)
- Jarrakan (3–5)
- Nyulnyulan (8)
- Wororan (7–12)
- Newly proposed families:
- Mirndi (5–7)
- Darwin Region (4)
- Arnhem macrofamily, including Gunwinyguan (22)
- Greater Pama–Nyungan:
- Tangkic (5)
- the Garawa (3)
- Pama–Nyungan proper (approximately 270 languages)
Read more about this topic: Australian Aboriginal Languages, Classification
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