Languages of Aboriginal people of central Australia
The Wati languages are the dominant Pama–Nyungan languages of central Australia. They include the moribund Wanman language and the Western Desert dialect continuum , which is sometimes considered to be a dozen distinct languages. It is not clear whether Antakarinya is Warnman or Western Desert.[citation needed ]
Bowern (2011) adds Ngardi ,[1] which had previously been classified as Ngumpin–Yapa .
Wati is generally included in Southwest Pama–Nyungan by those who accept that proposal. However, SW Pama–Nyungan may be an areal group, and is not included in Bowern (2011).
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North Northeast Wik Lamalamic Yalanjic Southwest Norman Thaypan Southern Other