Wagaydyic languages
| Wagaydyic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution |
Daly River |
| Linguistic classification | unclassified |
| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog |
None wadj1254 (covered by Wadjiginy) |
Wagaydyic is a pair of closely related but otherwise unclassified Australian Aboriginal languages, Wadjiginy (Wagaydy) and Kandjerramalh (Pungupungu).
Tryon (1987) notes that the two languages are 80% cognate, but there are serious grammatical differences that prevent them from being considered dialects of a single language.
The unattested Giyug may have been related. The Wagaydyic languages have previously been classified with Malak-Malak into a Northern Daly family, but similarities appear to be due to lexical and morphological borrowing from Malak-Malak, at least in Wadjiginy.
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