Warlmanpa language

Warlmanpa (also Walmala) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language.

Warlmanpa
Region	Northern Territory, Australia
Ethnicity	Warlmanpa
Native speakers	30 (2005) to 48 (2006 census)[1]
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Ngumpin–Yapa Ngarrkic Warlmanpa
Signed forms	Warlmanpa Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wrl
Glottolog	warl1255
AIATSIS[1]	C17
ELP	Warlmanpa

The Warlmanpa have a highly developed sign language.

One of the first recordings of this language was made by Kenneth Hale in his interview with Donald Jupurrula Graham in 1966.^[2]

Phonology

Warlmanpa vowel inventory^[3]

	Front	Back
High	i   iː	u   uː
Low	a   aː

Warlmanpa consonant inventory^[3][4]

		Bilabial	Apico- alveolar	Apico- domal	Lamino- alveolar	Dorso- velar
Plosive	lax	p	t	ʈ	c	k
	tense	pː	tː	ʈː	cː	kː
Nasal		m	n	ɳ	ɲ	ŋ
Lateral			l	ɭ	ʎ
Flap			ɾ
Glide		w		ɻ	j

External links

• Paradisec has a collection that include Warlmanpa language materials.