Pama-Nyungan

/ˌpʌməˈnjʊŋən/

词源说明

From pama (“man, person”) (in several northeast Australian Aboriginal languages) + nyungaa (“man, person”) (in several southwestern Australian Aboriginal languages) +‎ -an. Apparently coined by American linguist Kenneth L. Hale (1934-2001), to show the vast geographical extent of the family.

释义

专有名词proper noun

1(linguistics) A proposed language family encompassing most Australian Aboriginal languages, including Pitjantjatjara and Warlpiri, but excluding those spoken in the northwest. [from 1960s]

同族词

派生词 4

Proto-Pama-Nyungan
non-Pama-Nyungan
Pama-Maric
Pama-Nyunganist