Yinjibarndi language

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Yinjibarndi is a Pama–Nyungan language spoken by the Yindjibarndi people of the Pilbara region in north-western Australia.

Yinjibarndi is mutually intelligible with Kurrama, but the two are considered distinct languages by their speakers.

Classification

Yindjibarndi is classified as a member of the Ngayarta branch of the Pama–Nyungan languages. Under Carl Georg von Brandenstein's 1967 classification, Yindjibarndi was classed as an Inland Ngayarda language, but the separation of the Ngayarda languages into Coastal and Inland groups is no longer considered valid.

Sounds

Consonant phonemes[2]
Peripheral Laminal Apical
Bilabial Velar Palatal Dental Alveolar Retroflex
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Vowel inventory[2]
Front Central Back
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Grammar

Pronouns

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Influence on other languages

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References

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