Kulinic languages
| Kulinic | |
|---|---|
| Kulin–Bunganditj | |
| Geographic distribution | Victoria (Australia) |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | kuli1256 |
Kulinic languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). Along the coast, the three groups are (west to east) Drual, Kolakngat, Kulin. | |
The Kulinic languages form a branch of the Pama–Nyungan family in Victoria (Australia). They are:
- Kulin (3+, e.g. Woiwurrung)
- Kolakngat
- Drual (2)
Warrnambool is Kulinic and may be Drual, but is too poorly attested to be certain. Glottolog now classes both Warrnambool and those languages sometimes classed as Drual in a family, calling it "Warrnambool-Bunganditj", and Kolakngat as in the Kulin family. Gadubanud was a dialect of either Warrnambool or Kolakngat. Several poorly attested interior Kulinic languages, such as Wemba-Wemba, are listed in the Kulin article.
The three branches of Kulinic are not close; Dixon treats them as three separate families.