Warlmanpa language

Warlmanpa (also Walmala) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language.

Warlmanpa
Region	Northern Territory, Australia
Ethnicity	Warlmanpa
Native speakers	30 (2005) to 48 (2006 census)[1]
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Ngumpin–Yapa Ngarrkic Warlmanpa
Signed forms	Warlmanpa Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wrl
Glottolog	warl1255
AIATSIS[1]	C17
ELP	Warlmanpa[2]

The Warlmanpa have a highly developed sign language.

Phonology

Warlmanpa consonant inventory[3]

	Bilabial	Apico-alveolar	Apico-domal	Lamino-alveolar	Dorso-velar
Lax stops	p	t	rt	j	k
Tense stops	pp	tt	rtt	jj	kk
Nasals	m	n	rn	ny	ng
Laterals		l	rl	ly
Flap		rr
Glides	w		r	y

Warlmanpa vowel inventory[3]

	Front	Back
High	i iː	u uː
Low	a aː

External links

• Paradisec has a collection that include Warlmanpa language materials.

References

1. C17 Warlmanpa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
2. Endangered Languages Project data for Warlmanpa.
3. Nash, David. “A Preliminary Vocabulary of the Warlmanpa Language.” Word list and grammatical sketch. Cambridge, MA, 1979.