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Australia: Aboriginal Language Subgroups (Oates and Oates)


Aboriginal Languages of Australia: Language Subgroups

Source:   Adapted from a basic classification prepared in 1966 by G.N. O'Grady, S.A. Wurm, and K.L. Hale; drawn by R.M. Watt for the Dept. of Linguistics, Univeristy of Victoria, B.C., Canada.
Usage Notes/Copyright Status:   Copyright Protected.
Date Created:   1970

Map Description:
This map shows the aboriginal language subgroups in Australia based on the map prepared by Oates and Oates and supplemented with information from the following source: "Languages of the World: Indo-Pacific Fascicle Six" by Geoffrey N. O'Grady and C.F. and F.M. Voegelin.

Other resources related to this project:
Capell, A. "Languages of Arnhem Land, North Australia". 1942. Oceania, XIII. 24-49.
O'Grady, Geoffrey N. and C.F. and F.M. Voegelin. 1966. "Languages of the World: Indo-Pacific Fascicle Six," Anthropological Linguistics, 8:2, 1966.
Tindale, Norman B. 1940. Map of Aboriginal Tribes of Australia, Adelaide.
Aboriginal Languages of Australia: Language Families
Aboriginal Languages of Australia: Language Groups
Aboriginal Languages of Australia: Languages and Dialect Areas
Aboriginal Languages of Australia: Languages and Dialect Boundaries



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