Nyulnyulan languages

Nyulnyulan
Geographic distribution	northern Australia
Linguistic classification	One of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions	Eastern Western
Glottolog	nyul1248
Nyulnyulan languages (purple), among other non-Pama-Nyungan languages (grey)

The Nyulnyulan languages are a small family of closely related Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Western Australia. Most languages in this family are extinct, with only 3 extant languages, all of which are almost extinct.

The languages form two branches established on the basis of lexical and morphological innovation.

• Western or Nyulnyulic:

Nyulnyul †

Bardi

Jawi †

Djabirr-Djabirr †

Nimanburru †

• Eastern or Dyukun:

Jukun †

Yawuru

Warrwa †

Nyigina

Ngumbarl †

References

• Bowern, Claire. 2004: Bardi Verb Morphology in Historical Perspective PhD, Harvard University
• Bowern, Claire. 2010: Two Missing Pieces in a Nyulnyulan Jigsaw Puzzle. LSA, Baltimore.
• Stokes, B; McGregor, W. B. (2003). "Classification and subclassification of the Nyulnyulan languages". In N. Evans (ed.). The Non-Pama–Nyungan Languages of Northern Australia: Comparative Studies of the Continent’s Most Linguistically Complex Region. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 29–74.