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 | |
| Region | South Australia |
| Ethnicity | Kureinji |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | nort2756 |
| 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
- D6.1 Kureinji at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Horgen, Michael (2004). The languages of the Lower-Murray (MA). La Trobe University.
- Clark, Ian (1996). Aboriginal language areas in Victoria: a reconstruction. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
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