Kulin | |
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Ethnicity | Kulin |
Geographic distribution |
Victoria |
Linguistic classification |
Pama–Nyungan
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Glottolog | nucl1335 |
The five Kulin nations
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The Kulin languages are a group of closely related languages of the Kulin people, part of the Kulinic branch of Pama–Nyungan.
Kulin, or perhaps Kulinic:
Bowern (2011) lists all of these apart from Daungwurrung and Baraba-Baraba, and adds Tjapwurrung (Jab-wurrung) as a distinct language. Binjali was a dialect of an unidentified western Kulin language.
Dixon (2002) accepts the Kulin languages as a family, and sees them as forming three languages: