Talk:Martu Wangka dialect

Update to Phonology section
I updated the Introduction and Phonology sections of the page, and added sections on Morphology and Syntax. These edits are composed of information from the grammar "A grammar of Wangkajunga: a language of the Great Sandy Desert of north Western Australia" by Barbara Jones. Irinal360 (talk) 19:37, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

Are Martu Wangka and Wangkajunga not distinct dialects?
Hi folks, while drafting a new list of dialects for the Western Desert languages, I have noticed that Martu Wangka and Wangkajunga are generally referred to as separate dialects.

AIATSIS treats A87: Wangkajunga and A86: Martu Wangka separately. The latter makes no mention of Wangkajunga. The former cites the 2005 version of 'Ethnologue: languages of the world' (pg. 587) as categorising Wangkajunga as a dialect of Martu Wangka.

Jones' 2011, 'A grammar of Wangkajunga' (cited heavily in the article) makes no mention of 'Martu Wangka' (at least any of its spellings that I searched for). It does cite Marsh's 1992, 'Martu Wangka-English dictionary' but does so when comparing Wangkajunga to the neighbouring 'Manyjilyjarra'.

Unless someone can find a source which gives a convincing argument for Wangkajunga being an alternative name for Martu Wangka, I'll propose that the article be split.

@Irinal360, in the unlikely case that you see this mention and as you wrote most of the article; would you know if there are any sources supporting the argument that Wangkajunga is an alternative name? FropFrop (talk) 03:30, 1 July 2024 (UTC)