Worimi language


Worimi, or Gadjang is an Australian Aboriginal language. It is the traditional language of the Worimi people, whose descendants now speak English. Work has started on revitalising the language with a dictionary and TAFE course in Gathang.

Classification

Worimi is most closely related to Awabakal, in the Yuin–Kuric group of Pama–Nyungan.
Bowern considers Gadjang, Worimi, and Birrpayi to be separate languages.

Phonology

Vowels

There is also the diphthong "ay", pronounced .

Consonants

Within the orthography, both unvoiced and voiced stops are written, however they remain largely interchangeable. There is some evidence of a merger of the dental and palatal stops/nasals. At the end of a word, a nasal may also be pronounced as its corresponding stop.. Intervocalically, "b" may be pronounced as .