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Warlmanpa language

ISO 639-3 · wrl | Glottolog · warl1255 | AIATSIS · C17

Warlmanpa bibliography

Warlmanpa linguistics bibliography
Warlmanpa non-linguistics references
Moving image (films and video-recordings ) relating to Warlmanpa

Warlmanpa language

SIL's Ethnologue entry for Warlmanpa

Note

Warrmarla

Sketch grammar: amended 1979 introduction to the Vocabulary of the Warlmanpa Language, with addition of list of subsection terms
Warlmanpa in 50 Words project: 50 common words with audio
Panlex 40 words
some words unique to Warlmanpa

Language Situation, described by Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education student Gladys Brown (2001)

Neighbouring languages

Warlmanpa's near neighbour, Warlpiri
Sketch of Warlmanpa by contrast with Warlpiri
Warlmanpa 'baby talk' vocabulary, compared with Warlpiri

basic word list percentage correspondences:

Warlmanpa
54# to 66 67†	W & E Warlpiri
31	46	Ngarti
45 ~ 38 42†	23	24	Mudburra
28# ~ 36	30# ~ 31	28	46	Gurindji
29	28	32	44	76	Ngarinyman
27	35	66	29	46	47	Jaru
26	37	57	30	39	33	52	Walmajarri
6‡ 8†								Jingilu
25 36†	21# to 26			15#				7	Warumungu

100-item list, except # on 160-item SCAL list
‡ of the 100 items, only 1 Warlmanpa/Jingilu word also shared with Warlpiri (karlarra 'west'); 5 not shared with Warlpiri (japarrka 'liver', tika 'fat', partangarra 'moon', tartu 'many', partakurru 'good')
Percentages in blue, including all Ngarti Ngarinyman Jaru and Walmajarri, from Patrick McConvell p.c. 31/7/01
† Glasgow 1986:123 also Kutanji 7%, Wambaya 4%

another tally for Ngardi: Warlpiri 47, Nyininy 39, Walmajarri 38, Jaru 35, Kukatja 26, Pintupi 18

Land

Refugia for Biological Diversity: Tanami biology (archived Dec 2000)
Refugia for Biological Diversity: Tanami drainage system (archived Dec 2000)

Land claims with a Warlmanpa component
• heard by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner

report no.	year report published	claim name
11	1982	Warlmanpa, Warlpiri, Mudbura and Warumungu
14	1982	Kaytej, Warlpiri and Warlmanpa
	†1993	Kanturrpa (Repeat)
51	1997	Warlmanpa (Muckaty Pastoral Lease)
† hearing terminated by agreed addition of land to Schedule 1, no Report
• Native Title claims
		Banka Banka Native Title NTD6005/2001 (DC2001/005) filed 31/01/2001
		Powell Creek Native Title NTD6038/2001 (DC2001/037) filed 21/05/2001
		Helen Springs Native Title filed NTD6040/01 (DC2001/039) filed 21/06/2001

Aboriginal Land Commissioner's Reports in PDF format

Federal Court of Australia Re: The Attorney General for The Northern Territory of Australia and: Minister for Aboriginal Affairs; G Brown Jungarrayi and L Kelly Jaitamarra [sc. Jakamarra] No. G378 of 1986 Administrative Law
Federal Court of Australia Re: The Attorney-General for The Northern Territory of Australia and: The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs; G Brown Jungarrayi; L Kelly Jakamarra; In the Matter of the Kaytej, Warlpiri and Warlmanpa Land Claim; In the Matter of the Warlmanpa, Mudbura, Warlpiri and Warumungu Land Claim No. NSW G11 of 1986 Administrative Law

© 2019 David Nash
Created: 4 July 2000
Last modified: 19 October 2025
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