In fact, many of the words for which Gerritsen suggests Dutch ancestry are reflexes of the most basic Pama-Nyungan vocabulary. |
Was there a major expansion of Pama-Nyungan speakers, probably around five millennia ago, at the expense of other languages previously spoken in the area? |
The Pama-Nyungan family was identified and named by Kenneth Hale, in his work on the classification of Native Australian languages. |
The Kamilaroi language, which is no longer spoken, is classified in the Pama-Nyungan Family of Australian languages. |
Bilinarra is a Pama-Nyungan language in the Ngumpin subgroup of the Victoria River District. |
The other three tribes speak languages belonging to the Nyungic group of Pama-Nyungan. |