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Western Victoria language

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Western Victoria
Eastern Central Murray
Native toAustralia
RegionVictoria
EthnicityWemba-Wemba, Nari-Nari, Barababaraba, Wergaia, Wotjobaluk, Marditjali, Jardwadjali
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
rnr  Nari-Nari
rbp  Barababaraba
weg  Wergaia
xwt  Wotjobaluk
xww  Wemba-Wemba
Glottologwest2443

The Western Victoria language is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Kulin branch of the Pama–Nyungan family.

Dialects

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Jardwadjali (with dialects Jagwadjali, Nundadjali, Mardidjali) may be Western Victoria.[1][2]

References

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  1. R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development: v. 1 (Cambridge Language Surveys). Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-521-47378-1
  2. Blake, Barry J. (2011). Dialects of Western Kulin, Western Victoria: Yartwatjali, Tjapwurrung, Djadjawurrung (PDF). La Trobe University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2026-04-19.