The Yura or Thura-Yura languages are a group of Australian Aboriginal languages surrounding Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent in South Australia, that comprise a genetic language family of the Pama–Nyungan family.
Name
The name Yura comes from the word for "person" in the northern languages; this is a lenited form of the thura found in other languages, hence Thura-Yura. Similar words for "person" are found in languages outside the group, however (for example 'yura' - 'person' in the Sydney language). ==Languages==
Languages
The following classification is proposed by Bowern & Koch (2004): • Thura-Yura • Nangga • Wirangu • Nauo • Core Thura-Yura • Yura (northern) • Adnyamathanha–Kuyani • Barngarla • Kadli (southern) • Narangga • Kaurna • (unclassified) • Nukunu • Ngadjuri A Nukunu speaker reported that the Nukunu could understand Barngarla and Kuyani, but not more distant varieties. ;Spelling conventions • alveolar tap: r • alveolar trill: rr • retroflex glide: ṟ • retroflex tap: rd • indeterminate rhotic: R ==References==