The Mantharta languages is the name given by linguists to a group of closely related languages in the southern Pilbara region of Western Australia. The four languages classified as members of the Mantharta languages group are: Warriyangka Thiin Jiwarli Tharrgari The name mantharta comes from the word for 'man' in the four languages. The Mantharta group is a member of the South-West branch of the Pama-Nyungan family.

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  • The Mantharta languages is the name given by linguists to a group of closely related languages in the southern Pilbara region of Western Australia. The four languages classified as members of the Mantharta languages group are: Warriyangka Thiin Jiwarli Tharrgari The name mantharta comes from the word for 'man' in the four languages. The Mantharta group is a member of the South-West branch of the Pama-Nyungan family. The Mantharta languages are very closely related and it is possible that they were largely mutually intelligible.
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  • Ngarrka, Ngarga
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  • Australian
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  • Mantharta
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  • The Mantharta languages is the name given by linguists to a group of closely related languages in the southern Pilbara region of Western Australia. The four languages classified as members of the Mantharta languages group are: Warriyangka Thiin Jiwarli Tharrgari The name mantharta comes from the word for 'man' in the four languages. The Mantharta group is a member of the South-West branch of the Pama-Nyungan family.
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  • Mantharta languages
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