Endangered Languages Project - Matngele

Matngele

^{[aka Madngele, Matngala, Warat]}

Classification: Eastern Daly

·

critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Madngele, Matngala, Warat, Madngela, Maangella, Mandella, Muttangulla, Hermit Hill, Amadil, Muttangella, Matngelli, Madngella, Ngengiwerat, Madngala, Dakayu, Nginma, Weret, Werat, Malak Malak, Matngela
CLASSIFICATION		Eastern Daly
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		zml
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

Compare Sources (7)

Information from: “Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages” . Christopher Moseley (2007) Routledge

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15-20
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In 1983, 15 to 20 speakers were reported. ... There are very few speakers left today."

DATE OF INFO: 1983

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

"There is no literacy in Madngele. ... The language is moribund."

PLACES: Australia: Northeastern Northern Territory, south of Darwin and south of the Daly River, on the west bank of the Muldiva River.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
17
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15-20
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1983

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from Black (1983).

PLACES: Australia;

comments powered by Disqus