Macro-Gunwinyguan languages

Macro-Gunwinyguan
Macro-Gunwinyguan
Arnhem
Geographic; distribution	northern Australia
Linguistic classification	Macro-Pama–Nyungan? Macro-Gunwinyguan;
Subdivisions	Maningrida; Gunwinyguan; East Arnhem; Marran; Alawa; Mangarrayi; Kungarakany; Gagudju;
Glottolog	gunw1250 (Gunwinyguan); mani1293 (Maningrida); mang1423 (Mangarrayi-Maran); kung1259 (Kungarakany); gaga1251 (Gaagudju)
	The Arnhem languages (purple), and other non-Pama–Nyungan languages (grey). Below (closeup): the individual families.
Kungarakany Gaagudju Maningrida	Gunwinyguan East Arnhem Marran

The Macro-Gunwinyguan languages, also called Arnhem or Gunwinyguan, are a family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken across eastern Arnhem Land in northern Australia. Their relationship has been demonstrated through shared morphology in their verbal inflections.

Many of the languages have a fortis–lenis contrast in plosive consonants. Lenis/short plosives have weak contact and intermittent voicing, while fortis/long plosives have full closure, a more powerful release burst, and no voicing.

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