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Thura Yura languages

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Geographic distribution
  
South Australia

Glottolog
  
thur1253

Thura-Yura languages

Linguistic classification
  
Pama–Nyungan Arandic–Thura-Yura Yura

Subdivisions
  
Yura proper Kadli Wirangu

The Yura or Thura-Yura languages are a group of Australian Aboriginal languages surrounding Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent in South Australia, that comprise a genetic language family of the Pama–Nyungan family. The name Yura comes from the word for "person" in the northern languages; this is a lenited form of the thura found in other languages, hence Thura-Yura. Similar words for "person" are found in languages outside the group, however.

The following classification is proposed by Bowern & Koch (2004):

  • Nangga: Wirangu, Nauo
  • Core Thura-Yura
  • Yura (northern): Adnyamathanha–Kuyani, Barngarla
  • Kadli (southern): Narangga, Kaurna,
  • (unclassified) Nukunu, Ngadjuri
  • A Nukunu speaker reported that the Nukunu could understand Barngarla and Kuyani, but not more distant varieties.

    Dixon (2002) lists a Nantuwara language, but there is no data for it.

    References

    Thura-Yura languages Wikipedia