N79: Walamangu

AIATSIS code: 
N79
AIATSIS reference name: 
Walamangu

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Walamangu language N79
Thesaurus heading people
Walamangu people N79
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
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Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Nango (Walamangu)
Tindale (1974)
Wolamangu, Wallamungo
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode
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Other sources
Walama?u, Wallamungo (Warner 1937) [Schebeck 2001:95]
Synonyms
Wallamungo, Wolamangu, Wollamungo, Nango, Walama?u
Comment
Comments: 

The online Yolngu Matha Dictionary describes Walamangu (Yirritja) as a clan-nation.

Bowern and James list the linguistic affiliation of Walamangu (N79) with Yan-nhangu N72 and Burarra N82 (a non-Pama Nyungan language); their moiety is Yirrchinga (the Burarra word) (2010:363).

Yan-nhangu N72 is a member of the Nhangu N211 dialect cluster (Bowern and James, 2010:361).

Schebeck says Walamangu (N79) is a dialect of Nhangu N211, affiliated with the Yirritja moiety (2001:15-16).

See also Yalukal N107. For Yolngu language groups see Yolngu Matha N230.

 

References: 
  • Greatorex, John. 2014. Yolngu Matha Dictionary http://yolngudictionary.cdu.edu.au/
  • Bowern, Claire and Bentley James. 2010. Yan-nha?u language documentation and revitalisation. In Hobson, John, Kevin Lowe, Susan Poetsch and Michael Walsh eds. Re-awakening languages: theory and practice in the revitalisation of Australia's Indigenous languages. Sydney: Sydney University Press.
  • Baymarrwannga, Laurie. 2010. A learner's guide to Yan-nhanngu : draft with updates, January 31, 2010 (MS 4752).
  • Schebeck, Bernhard. 2001. Dialect and social groupings in northeast Arnheim [i.e. Arnhem] Land vol. 7: LINCOM studies in Australian languages, no. 7. München: Lincom Europa.
Status: 
Potential data
Location
State / Territory: 
NT
Location information: 

(Yan-nhangu)

Maps: 
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Tindale 1974
Programs
Activities: 
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People: 
Bernhard Schebeck
Indigenous organisations: 
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Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
1996Census-
2001Census-
2004NILS1-
2005Estimate-
2006Census-
2011Census-
2014NILS2
2016Census-
2018-2019NILS3

Speaker numbers were measured differently across the censuses and various other sources listed in AUSTLANG. You are encouraged to refer to the sources.

Speaker numbers for ‘NILS 2004’ and ‘2005 estimate’ come from 'Table F.3: Numbers of speakers of Australian Indigenous languages (various surveys)' in 'Appendix F NILS endangerment and absolute number results' in McConvell, Marmion and McNicol 2005, pages 198-230 (PDF, 2.5MB).

Documentation
Type Documentation Status Documentation Score
Word list None 0
Text Collection None 0
Grammar None 0
Audio-visual 1-10 2
Manuscript note: 
not available
Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)          
Dixon (2002)          
Wurm (1994)          
Walsh (1981)          
Oates (1975) Pama-Nyungan Murngic Nhangu Walamangu  
Wurm (1972)          
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)