Panytyima Language (pnw) - Revision history

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Also Known As: Panyjima,Banjima,Panjima,Bandjima,Pandjima,Panjtjima <...
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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Panyjima,Banjima,Panjima,Bandjima,Pandjima,Panjtjima

<b>Description:</b>

Panyjima is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Hamersley Range, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is the traditional language of the Panyjima people. The name has also been spelled Bandjima, Banjima, Banyjima, Paanjima, Pandjima, Panjima, Panjtjima, and Panytyima.
Like most indigenous languages, Panyjima is endangered. Younger generations have English as a first language and make little distinction between Panyjima and its closely related neighbouring languages.
Panyjima is classified as a member of the Ngayarta or Ngayarda subgroup of the South-West Pama-Nyungan languages. Under Carl Georg von Brandenstein's 1967 classification, Martuthunira was classed as an Inland Ngayarda language, but the separation of the Ngayarda languages into Coastal and Inland groups is no longer considered valid.
The long vowels are rare.
Unlike most Australian languages, which exhibit ergativity, Panyjima and the other Ngayarta languages have an accusative alignment. That is, the subjects of transitive verbs are treated the same as the subjects of intransitive verbs, while the objects are treated differently.<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=2232866 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/australia Australia]</td></tr>

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<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/oceania Oceania]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>pnw</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
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  [[Australian Group]]

    [[Pama-Nyungan Group]]

      [[South-West Group]]

        [[Inland Ngayarda Group]]

          <b>[[Panytyima Language]]</b>

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