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The Mirndi or Mindi languages are an Australian language family spoken in the Northern Territory of Australia. The family consists of two sub-groups, the Yirram languages and the Barkly languages some 200 km farther to the southeast, separated by the Ngumpin languages. The primary difference between the two sub-groups is that while the Yirram languages are all prefixing like other non-Pama–Nyungan languages, the Barkly languages are all suffixing like most Pama–Nyungan languages. The name of the family is derived from the dual inclusive pronoun ''"we"'' which is shared by all the languages in the family in the form of either ''"mind-"'' or ''"mirnd-"''.〔 == Classification == The family has been generally accepted after being first established by Neil Chadwick in the early 1980s. The genetic relationship is primarily based upon morphology and not lexical comparison,〔 with the strongest evidence being found among the pronouns. However, ''"there are very few other systematic similarities in other areas of grammar(which ) throw some doubts on the Mirndi classification, making it less secure than generally accepted."'' }} }} An additional language may be added, Ngaliwurru. However, it is unsure whether it is a language on its own, or merely a dialect of the Jaminjung language.〔 The same is true for Gudanji and Binbinka, although these are generally considered dialects of the Wambaya language (and Gudanji may be the same as Ngarnka). These three dialects are collectively referred to as the McArthur River languages.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mirndi languages」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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