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Yulparija

Wati language of Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Yulparija is one of the Wati languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family of Australia. It is sometimes counted as a dialect of the Western Desert language, but is classified as a distinct language in Bowern.[3]

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It is one of the components of the Martu Wangka koine.

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Phonology

Yulparija has a typical phonemic inventory for languages of the Kimberley area. It uses 17 consonants in five distinct places of articulation.[4]

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Vowels

Yulparija uses a three vowel system, with a length contrast for the open vowel [a] and the close back vowel [u].[4]

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