Kartu languages facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kartu |
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| Kardu | |
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Western Australia |
| Linguistic classification: | Pama–Nyungan
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 Kartu languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). Wajarri is the southern and interior group.
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The Kartu languages is a group of Indigenous Australian languages spoken in the Murchison and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia. They are thought to be closely related and to form a low-level genealogical group.
The languages usually considered to be members of the Kartu group are, from north to south:
The inclusion of Nhanda is dubious. It was excluded in Bowern & Koch (2004), but retained in Bowern (2011). Thaagurda was apparently also a Kartu language.
The name kartu comes from the word for 'man' in one of the languages. In some earlier work the word was spelled 'kardu'.
The Kartu languages form a branch of the Pama–Nyungan family.
See also
In Spanish: Lenguas kartu para niños
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