Kulinic | |
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Kulin–Bunganditj | |
Geographic distribution |
Australia |
Linguistic classification |
Pama–Nyungan
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Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | kuli1256 |
Kulinic languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). Along the coast, the three groups are (west to east) Drual, Kolakngat, Kulin.
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The Kulinic languages form a branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. They are:
Warrnambool is Kulinic and may be Drual, but is too poorly attested to be certain. Gadubanud was a dialect of either Warrnambool or Kolakngat. Several poorly attested interior Kulinic languages, such as Wemba-Wemba, are listed in the Kulin article.
The three branches of Kulinic are not close; Dixon treats them as three separate families.