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Ngumbin languages

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Ngumbin
Geographic
distribution
Western Australia and Northern Territory
Linguistic classificationPama–Nyungan
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologngum1252
Ngumpin languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan).

Ngumbin (or Ngumpin) languages are a small language family of Australia, consisting of (from west to east):

In 2004 it was demonstrated that Ngumbin is related to the neighboring Ngarrkic languages.

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References

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  • McConvell and Laughren (2004) "The Ngumpin–Yapa subgroup". In Claire Bowern & Harold Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.