Thura-Yura languages

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Yura
Thura-Yura
Geographic
distribution:
South Australia
Linguistic classification: Pama–Nyungan
  • Arandic–Thura-Yura
    • Yura
Subdivisions:
  • Yura proper
  • Kadli
  • Wirangu
Glottolog: thur1253[1]
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Thura-Yura languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). The two groups are Nangga (west) and Yura–Kadli (east)

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):[2]

A Nukunu speaker reported that the Nukunu could understand Barngarla and Kuyani, but not more distant varieties.[2]

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

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Bowern & Koch (2004) Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method
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