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Warlmanpa (also Walmala) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language.

Warlmanpa
Region	Northern Territory, Australia
Ethnicity	Warlmanpa
Native speakers	30 (2005) to 48 (2006 census)[1]
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Ngumpin–Yapa Ngarrkic Warlmanpa
Signed forms	Warlmanpa Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wrl
Glottolog	warl1255
AIATSIS[1]	C17
ELP	Warlmanpa

The Warlmanpa have a highly developed sign language.

Phonology

Warlmanpa consonant inventory[2][3]

	Bilabial	Apico-alveolar	Apico-domal	Lamino-alveolar	Dorso-velar
Lax stops	p	t	ʈ	c	k
Tense stops	pː	tː	ʈː	cː	kː
Nasals	m	n	ɳ	ɲ	ŋ
Laterals		l	ɭ	ʎ
Flap		ɾ
Glides	w		ɻ	j

Warlmanpa vowel inventory[2]

	Front	Back
High	i iː	u uː
Low	a aː

External links

• Paradisec has a collection that include Warlmanpa language materials.

References

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