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has gloss | eng: The Western Paman languages are a subdivision of the Paman languages consisting of eleven languages, all spoken on the western part of the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. The Upper- and Coastal Western Paman languages are grouped according to both Barry Alpher and R. M. W. Dixon, while the Norman Paman languages and the Kukatj language are only included by R. M. W. Dixon. In the classification of Ethnologue, the Kukatj language is regarded as a Flinders Paman language and the Uw languages as a single Central Paman language. |
has gloss | eng: The eleven languages can be seen below: * Upper ** Kuuk Thaayorre language ** Kuuk Yak language ** Ogh-Undjan language ** Uw *** Uw Olkola language *** Uw Oykangand language * Coastal ** Yir *** Yir-Yoront language *** Yirrk-Thangalkl language ** Koko-Bera language * Norman ** Kurtjar *** Kurtjar language *** Areba language ** Kuthant language * Kukatj language |
lexicalization | eng: Western Paman languages |
lexicalization | eng: Western Paman language |
subclass of | e/Paman languages |
subclass of | (noun) a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" language, linguistic communication |
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has subclass | language/thd |
has subclass | e/Kuuk Yak language |
has subclass | e/Ogh-Undjan language |
has subclass | e/Uw languages |
has subclass | e/Yir languages |
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