Pa·ma-Nyun·gan (pä m -ny nggn)n. A large family of Australian aboriginal languages, spoken throughout Australia except in the extreme north, and including Pitjantjatjara and Warlpiri. [pama, man (in northeast languages) + nyunga, man (in southwest languages).] |
Pama-Nyungan [ˈpɑːməˈnjʊŋgən]
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the largest superfamily of languages within the phylum of languages spoken by the native Australians
n
(Linguistics / Languages) this phylum
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