"Pama-Nyungan" meaning in All languages combined

See Pama-Nyungan on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˌpamə-ˈnjʊŋən/ [General-Australian], /ˌpʌməˈnjʊŋən/ [UK], /ˌpaməˈnjʊŋən/ [UK]
Etymology: From pama (“man, person”) (in several northeast Australian Aboriginal languages) + nyungaa (“man, person”) (in several southwestern Australian Aboriginal languages) + -an. Apparently coined by American linguist Kenneth L. Hale (1934-2001), to show the vast geographical extent of the family. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pama-Nyungan
  1. (linguistics) A proposed language family encompassing most Australian Aboriginal languages, including Pitjantjatjara and Warlpiri, but excluding those spoken in the northwest. Wikipedia link: Kenneth L. Hale, Pama-Nyungan languages Categories (topical): Language families, Linguistics Derived forms: Proto-Pama-Nyungan
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