Pama-Nyungan

English

Etymology

From pama (“man, person”) (in several northeast Australian Aboriginal languages) + nyungaa (“man, person”) (in several southwestern Australian Aboriginal languages) +‎ -an. Apparently coined by American linguist Kenneth L. Hale (1934-2001), to show the vast geographical extent of the family.

Pronunciation

(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpamə-ˈnjʊŋən/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpʌməˈnjʊŋən/, /ˌpaməˈnjʊŋən/

Proper noun

Pama-Nyungan

(linguistics) A proposed language family encompassing most Australian Aboriginal languages, including Pitjantjatjara and Warlpiri, but excluding those spoken in the northwest. [from 1960s]

Derived terms

Proto-Pama-Nyungan

单词	Pama-Nyungan
释义	Pama-Nyungan English Etymology From pama (“man, person”) (in several northeast Australian Aboriginal languages) + nyungaa (“man, person”) (in several southwestern Australian Aboriginal languages) +‎ -an. Apparently coined by American linguist Kenneth L. Hale (1934-2001), to show the vast geographical extent of the family. Pronunciation (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpamə-ˈnjʊŋən/ (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpʌməˈnjʊŋən/, /ˌpaməˈnjʊŋən/ Proper noun Pama-Nyungan (linguistics) A proposed language family encompassing most Australian Aboriginal languages, including Pitjantjatjara and Warlpiri, but excluding those spoken in the northwest. [from 1960s] Derived terms Proto-Pama-Nyungan Further reading Ethnologue report on Pama-Nyungan languages
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Pama-Nyungan

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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Further reading