Mirndi languages
The Mirndi or Mindi languages are an Australian language family spoken in the Northern Territory of Australia. The family consists of two sub-groups and an isolate branch: the Yirram languages, and the Ngurlun languages and Jingulu language 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 Ngurlun languages are all suffixing like most Pama–Nyungan languages.
| Mirndi | |
|---|---|
| Mindi | |
| Geographic distribution | Victoria River and Barkly Tableland, Northern Territory |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | mirn1241 |
Yirram
Barkly (Jingulu + Ngurlun)
other non-Pama–Nyungan families | |
The name of the family is derived from the dual inclusive pronoun ('we', in the sense of 'you and I') which is shared by all the languages in the family in the form of either mind- or mirnd-.
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