The Wiradhuric languages or Central (Inland) New South Wales, are a family of Pama–Nyungan languages of Australia. There are three languages:
Wiradhuric Gamilaraay (northeast)
Wiradjuri (south) Ngiyambaa (west)
All are now moribund.
Wiradjuri and Ngiyambaa appear to be more closely related to each other than to Gamilaraay, as they show some common features that Gamilaraay lacks. The languages are close enough to be accepted as related in the conservative classification of Dixon (2002). Bowern (2011) lists the Yuwaaliyaay and Yuwaalaraay varieties of Gamilaraay as separate languages.Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012) Bigambal may have been another, if it was not one of the Banjalung languages. The Gujambal language has been listed as Wiradhuric, but is practically undocumented.
Comparison Wiradhuric Non-WiradhuricGloss Wiradjuri Ngiyambaa Gamilaraay Baagandji ngandhi ngandi- ngaana wintyika who? minyang minja- minya minha what? ngadhu ngadhu ngaya ngathu I ngali ngalii ngali ngali we two ngiyanhi ngiyanu / ngiyani ngiyaani ngina we (pl.) ngindhu ngindu nginda ngintu you (sg.) ngindhubula ngindubula ngindaali ngupa you two ngindhugir ngindugal ngindaay ngurta you (pl.)
See also Central New South Wales languages
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