Dhangu-Djangu_language

Dhangu-Djangu language

Dhangu-Djangu language

Australian Aboriginal language

Dhangu (Dhaŋu, Dangu) and Djangu (Djaŋu) constitute an Australian Aboriginal language of the Yolŋu group, spoken by the Dhaŋu and Djaŋu people in Australia's Northern Territory. The varieties of the two moieties of Dhangu are (a) Wan.gurri, Lamamirri and (b) Rirratjingu, Gaalpu, Ngayimil. There are two other Djangu (Djaŋu) dialects, Warramiri and Mandatja; dhangu and djangu are the words for "this" in the various dialects. Nhangu is a closely related language.[3]

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Phonology

Consonants

More information Peripheral, Laminal ...
  • /ɖ/ may also be heard as a tap [ɽ] in intervocalic positions.[4]
  • The tap /ɾ/ may also be heard as a trill [r].

Vowels

More information Front, Back ...
  • A long vowel /uː/ may also be heard as [oː].[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+)". stat.data.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. [2]
    N192 Dhangu at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
  3. [3]
    Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxvi.
  4. [4]
    MacLellan, Marilyn (1992). A study of the Wangurri language. University of Sydney.
  5. [5]
    McLellan, Marilyn (2014). Djaŋu (Warramirri) Dictionary. Aboriginal Resource and Development Services Inc.


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