Glottolog wang1288 | AIATSIS A87* | |
Region Northwest South Australia Language family Pama–Nyungan
Wati
Western Desert
Wangkatjunga | ||
Wangkatjunga (or Wangkajunga) is a dialect of the Western Desert dialect group in Western Australia. It is spoken in the vicinity of Christmas Creek and Fitzroy Crossing. The use of the name 'Wangkatjunga' to identify this language group only appears to have emerged in the 1970s.
Vowels
Wangkatjunga contains three contrastive vowels, which may be either short or long. The chart below illustrates this:
References
Wangkatjunga dialect Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA