Kureinji language

Kureinji is an extinct language of southwest New South Wales. It is also called Keramin and Kemendok, though it is not clear if these are dialects or synonyms.[1]

Kureinji
Keramin
Northern Sunraysia
RegionSouth Australia
EthnicityKureinji
Extinct(date missing)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottolognort2756
AIATSIS[1]D6.1

Keramin is also spelled Karin, Kerinma, Karinma, Karingma, Keramin; other names are Orangema, Pintwa.

Horgen suggests that Yerreyerre is another name for Keramin,[2] but this name may refer to other languages.[3]

References

  1. D6.1 Kureinji at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. Horgen, Michael (2004). The languages of the Lower-Murray (MA). La Trobe University.
  3. Clark, Ian (1996). Aboriginal language areas in Victoria: a reconstruction. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.


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