16-556: Bagu may refer to: Bagu language , an Australian language Baghu (disambiguation) , several places in Iran Baghuiyeh (disambiguation) , several places in Iran Sergio Bagú (1911–2002), Argentinian historian See also [ edit ] Bagoo (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
32-447: A lesser degree tense), while suffixes are added to show aspect, mood, tense and voice." All Worrorran derived languages contain nominal classification, head-marking, and complex predication. Northern Worrorran languages share vocabulary. A 2011 publication, Uunguu plants and animals, Aboriginal biological knowledge from Wunambal Gaambera Country in the north-west Kimberley, Australia , gives words, descriptions and aboriginal uses of
48-520: A new "mega department", the new Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications . In response to criticism from the arts sector, Paul Fletcher , Minister for Communications and the Arts said that the merger was merely administrative and would not result in budget cuts. The department was created in September 2015 following Malcolm Turnbull becoming prime minister , replacing
64-592: Is a polysynthetic language that is distinct in that "all of the linguistic varieties in the Worrorran language family have noun classes" and "verbs that take subject and object prefixes". Wunambal has several dialects , some of which may sometimes be treated as separate languages: Bowern (2012) lists three Northern Worrorran languages: Wunambal proper, Gamberre, and Gunin. Other names and spellings for Wunambal include Jeidji, Jeithi, Unambal, Wumnabal, Wunambullu, Yeidji, Yeithi. Wunambal's earliest noted documentation
80-442: Is a factor in these recognised differences. "This is a register of linguistically differentiated tribes, each with its own fixed point of geographic origin." Notably, Worrorran languages have cluster assimilation. The Wunambal language contrasts with other Kimberley languages in its contrast producing alveolar vs. post-alveolar sounds. Stops, nasals, laterals, rhotics, and glides are inclusive of manner of articulation: where voicing
96-424: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bagu language The Wunambal language , also known as Northern Worrorran , Gambera or Gaambera , is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language of Western Australia . It has several dialects, including Yiiji , Gunin , Miwa , and Wilawila (with Gaambera and Wunambal also distinguished as separate). It
112-594: Is not contrastive in stops. A table of consonant inventory and explanation of consonant production can be found in Wunambal: A language of the North-West Kimberley Region, Western Australia by TL. Carr. Wunambal "has been analysed as a six vowel system with the contrasts /i e a o u ɨ/, with /ɨ/ only found in the Northern variety." There are five noun classes in the northern half of Wunambal country and three in
128-614: Is one of three Worrorran languages , the others being (Western) Worrorra and Ngarinyin (Eastern Worrorra, or Ungarinjin) , all of the "Northern Kimberley Division". It has been classified by linguists as non- Pama-Nyungan ; "Other adjacent non-Pama-Nyungan language families are Nyulnyulan to the south-west, Bunuban to the south, and Jarrakan to the east." Linguists classify Wunambal and its dialects as pronominal prefixing languages. Some have distinguished three sub-groupings of Worrorran as Wunambalic, Ungarinyinic , and Worrorric , further distinguished as Northern, Central and Southern. It
144-644: Is spoken by the Wunambal people. Wunambal is one of three Worrorran languages , the others being (Western) Worrorra and Ngarinyin (Eastern Worrorra, or Ungarinjin) . As of 2020 , "Wunambal Gaambera" is part of a language revival project. Wunambal is a noun-classifying language that is part of the family of Northern Kimberley languages spoken by the Worrorra people of the north-west Kimberleys in Australia, an area home to remnant groups of Aboriginal Australians . It
160-507: Is that some of these dialects may be considered languages of their own, while remaining closely related. "Worrarran languages constitute a group of [20] or so of named varieties spoken in the Kimberley bloc"; owed to the many similarities and high degree of mutual intelligibility among the three associated languages of the Worrorra people. There remain a few distinctive differences heard between Wunambal and its sister languages; personal history
176-684: The Wunambal language in 2009. As of 2020 , Wunambal Gaambera is listed as one of 20 languages prioritised as part of the Priority Languages Support Project, being undertaken by First Languages Australia and funded by the Department of Communications and the Arts . The project aims to "identify and document critically-endangered languages — those languages for which little or no documentation exists, where no recordings have previously been made, but where there are living speakers". Wunambal
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#1733084501466192-534: The plants and animals of Wunambal Gaambera country. Department of Communications and the Arts The Australian Department of Communications and the Arts was a department of the Government of Australia charged with responsibility for communications policy and programs and cultural affairs. In December 2019, prime minister Scott Morrison announced that the department would be merged into
208-490: The southern half. Wunambal is polysynthetic; notably, Worrorran languages contain overarching concord. A complete list of Wunambal class and case markers can be found in Notes on the Wunambal language by Arthur Capell (1941). As in all Northern Kimberley languages, they contain phenomena of simple and compound verbs, utilizing auxiliaries through conjugation: "certain verbs are conjugated by means of prefixes for person (and to
224-405: The title Bagu . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bagu&oldid=965776629 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
240-578: Was in the early 20th century by J.R.B. Love. Aboriginal peoples have occupied the Kimberleys for at least 40,000 years. The Wunambal peoples are members of their territory's descent group, and they are part of what is characterized as 'clan estates.' Their particular estate is termed guraa, inclusive of the Wunambal people and the Gaambera people. After noted contact with Europeans, Worrorran peoples consisted of around 300. There were fewer than ten speakers of
256-720: Was originally spoken by the Worrorra people, who migrated from their original lands in the west Kimberley area from 1956. A continuum of these speakers ranges from "north of the Prince Regent River " to "as far north as Mt. Trafalgar". This designation originates from the shared influences common to the area; it is through these same inferences that contributes to Wunambal phonology and syntax association with Worrorran and Ungarinyin. Subject to debate by some scholars, Wunambal dialects include Wunambal proper, Gamberre, Kwini, Miwa, Yiidji, Wilawila, and Ginan. In contention by linguists
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