Wemba-Wemba | |
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Eastern Central Murray | |
Region | Victoria |
Ethnicity | Wemba-Wemba |
Extinct | (date missing) |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
– inclusive codeIndividual codes: rnr – Nari-Nari rbp – Baraba-Baraba weg – Wergaia xwt – Wotjobaluk |
Glottolog |
west2443 (incl. Madhi–Ladji–Wadi)
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AIATSIS | D1 |
Wemba-Wemba is an extinct Indigenous Australian language once spoken along the tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River.
Jardwadjali (with dialects Jagwadjali, Nundadjali, Mardidjali) may be Wemba-Wemba, or may be closer to the Madhi–Ladji–Wadi varieties.
Consonants
Vowels
Voiced consonants in italics are used in the consonant combinations. Consonant combinations include: /mb/ /nd/ /ndy/ /n.g/ /rnd/ and /rn.g/. In phonetic form they are pronounced as /mb/ /nd/ /ɲɟ/ /n.ɡ/ /ɳɖ/ and /ɳ.ɡ/.
Wemba Wemba language, alphabet and pronunciation