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|name=Kalali |
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|nativename=Bulloo River |
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|altname=Garlali |
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|region=[[Bulloo River]], [[Queensland]] |
|region=[[Bulloo River]], [[Queensland]] |
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|ethnicity=[[Kalali people|Kalali]] |
|ethnicity=[[Kalali people|Kalali]] |
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|extinct=? |
|extinct=? |
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|familycolor=Australian |
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|aiatsisname=Kullilli |
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|aiatsis2=L25 |
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|aiatsisname2=Wangkumara (Curr's Wongkomarra) |
|aiatsisname2=Wangkumara (Curr's [[Wongkomarra]]) |
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|aiatsis3=L43 |
|aiatsis3=L43 |
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|aiatsisname3=Bidjara |
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'''Kalali''' (Galali, Garlali, Kullili, Kullilla) is a poorly attested [[Australian Aboriginal languages|Australian Aboriginal language]]. It is one of several geographically transitional '[[Karnic languages|Karna]]–[[Maric languages|Mari]] fringe' languages that have not been convincingly classified, and is best considered an isolate branch within the [[Pama–Nyungan]] family.<ref name="AIATSIS"/> [[Gavan Breen]] provisionally includes Minkabari and the '[[Ngura language|Ngura]]' dialect Pitjara/Bidjara/Bitharra, which together are called the '''Bulloo River''' language.<ref>{{aiatsis|L57|Minkabari}}</ref> |
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Both the [[Kalali people|Kalali]] and the [[Wanggumara]] lived by the [[Bulloo River]] and the [[Wilson River (Queensland)|Wilson River]] in [[South West Queensland]]. There is some debate whether they originated by the Bulloo River and migrated to the Wilson River or vice versa. For instance, Breen posited that some groups in southwest Queensland had abandoned their original languages (but not their names) and adopted the [[Wilson River language]] in the early days of Mhite Australian settlement, when people moved from Thargomindah to [[Nockatunga Station|Nockatunga]] (near the modern town of Noccundra). |
Both the [[Kalali people|Kalali]] and the [[Wanggumara]] apparently lived by the [[Bulloo River]] and the [[Wilson River (Queensland)|Wilson River]] in [[South West Queensland]]. There is some debate whether they originated by the Bulloo River and migrated to the Wilson River or vice versa. For instance, Breen posited that some groups in southwest Queensland had abandoned their original languages (but not their names) and adopted the [[Wilson River language]] in the early days of Mhite Australian settlement, when people moved from Thargomindah and the middle [[Bulloo River]] to [[Nockatunga Station|Nockatunga]] (near the modern town of Noccundra). |
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Regardless, the people living by the Wilson River continued speaking an aboriginal language longer than those living by the Bulloo River, so the Wilson River language is sometimes referred to as 'New' or 'Modern' Kalali/Wanggumara. |
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The Bulloo River Kalali lived around the area from [[Thargomindah]] southward to the Currawinya Lakes and west to Bulloo Lakes and north to Norley Station. Bulloo River Kalali was studied by Breen (from a speaker named Charlie Phillips). |
The Bulloo River Kalali lived around the area from [[Thargomindah]] southward to the Currawinya Lakes and perhaps west to Bulloo Lakes and north to Norley Station. Bulloo River Kalali was studied by Breen (from a speaker named Charlie Phillips). |
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The informant Charlie Phillips aged 74 years, born at Backwood Station south of Hungerford in southwest Queensland, spoke the language fluently and confidently despite having not used the language conversationally for 40 years. |
The informant Charlie Phillips aged 74 years, born at Backwood Station south of Hungerford in southwest Queensland, spoke the language fluently and confidently despite having not used the language conversationally for 40 years. |
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| Kalali | |
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| Garlali | |
| Bulloo River | |
| Region | Bulloo River, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Kalali |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gll |
| Glottolog | None |
| AIATSIS[1] | D30 Kullilli, L25 Wangkumara (Curr's Wongkomarra), L43 Bidjara, L57 Minkabari |
| ELP | Garlali |
Kalali (Galali, Garlali, Kullili, Kullilla) is a poorly attested Australian Aboriginal language. It is one of several geographically transitional 'Karna–Mari fringe' languages that have not been convincingly classified, and is best considered an isolate branch within the Pama–Nyungan family.[1] Gavan Breen provisionally includes Minkabari and the 'Ngura' dialect Pitjara/Bidjara/Bitharra, which together are called the Bulloo River language.[2]
Both the Kalali and the Wanggumara apparently lived by the Bulloo River and the Wilson River in South West Queensland. There is some debate whether they originated by the Bulloo River and migrated to the Wilson River or vice versa. For instance, Breen posited that some groups in southwest Queensland had abandoned their original languages (but not their names) and adopted the Wilson River language in the early days of Mhite Australian settlement, when people moved from Thargomindah and the middle Bulloo River to Nockatunga (near the modern town of Noccundra).
The Bulloo River Kalali lived around the area from Thargomindah southward to the Currawinya Lakes and perhaps west to Bulloo Lakes and north to Norley Station. Bulloo River Kalali was studied by Breen (from a speaker named Charlie Phillips). The informant Charlie Phillips aged 74 years, born at Backwood Station south of Hungerford in southwest Queensland, spoke the language fluently and confidently despite having not used the language conversationally for 40 years.
A language labeled "Wonkomarra" in Myles (1886) is a different language from modern Wangkumara, and may be a variety of Kalali.
General characteristics
[Is this the Bulloo River or Wilson River language?] Wankamara (Galali) is entirely suffixing and morphologically fairly simple having the following word classes: nominal (noun and pronoun), verb, particle, and interjection. The word order is random and free. The phonemes consist of three vowels and 26 consonants.
References
- ^ a b D30 Kullilli at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ L57 Minkabari at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
External links
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