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Agwamin (also Wamin, Ewamin) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of North Queensland spoken by the Agwamin people.[2] Agwamin was traditionally spoken in the Etheridge region, in the areas around Einasliegh, Georgetown, and Mount Surprise.[3] There was only one living speaker of the language alive in 1981.[1]
| Agwamin | |
|---|---|
| Wamin | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Ewamin |
| Extinct | 1 speaker in 1981[1] |
Language family | Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wmi |
| Glottolog | wami1239 |
| AIATSIS[2] | Y132 |
| ELP | Agwamin |
Alternative names and dialects
Agwamin and Wamin were previously thought to be interchangeable and mutually intelligible.[2] Dixon (2002) counts Wamin as an alternative name for Agwamin.[4] However, the comparison of an Agwamin and a Wamin word list, collected by Sutton, showed that they were separate dialects.[5]: 116–117
The following is a list of alternative names for Agwamin:[2]
- Wamin
- Ewamin
- Wimanja
- Egwamin
- Gwamin
- Ak Waumin
- Wamin
- Wommin, Waumin, Wawmin
- Walamin
- Wommin
- Walming
- Wailoolo
Vocabulary
Some words from the Agwamin language, as spelt and written by Agwamin authors include:[3]
- Bungaroo: turtle
- Bunnah: water (fresh)
- Burri: rock
- Gugrah: moon
- Gulberri: boy
- Guyur: fish
- Mulla: hand
- Pumbarra oomba: good day
- Yabu: father
References
- Agwamin at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
- Y132 Agwamin at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Agwamin published by the State Library of Queensland under CC-BY licence, accessed on 30 May 2022.
- Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: their nature and development. Cambridge University Press.
- Sutton, Peter (1976). "The diversity of initial dropping languages in southern Cape York". In Sutton, Peter (ed.). Languages of Cape York : papers presented to the linguistic symposium, part B, held in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Biennial General Meeting, May, 1974. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. pp. 102–123. ISBN 9780855750466.
External links
- Bibliography of Agwamin language resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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