Endangered Languages Project - Kugu-Nganhcara

Kugu-Nganhcara

^{[aka Wik Nganychara, Wik Ngencherr, Wik-Ngencherra]}

Classification: Pama-Nyungan

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Wik Nganychara, Wik Ngencherr, Wik-Ngencherra, Wik-Natjerra, Ngandjara, Wik-nantjara, Wik Ngantjera, Wiknantyara, Kugu Nganychara, Nantjara, Ngantjeri, Wik-Nantjara, Wik Njinturawik-Nganhcara, Wikngenchera,Kugu Nganchara
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Paman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wua
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

Compare Sources (6)

Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<50
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In 1970, fifty speakers were reported. The number of speakers has dropped significantly."

DATE OF INFO: 1970

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Now all young people speak the large closely related lingua franca Wik-Mungkan. All adults are bilingual in it."

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2005

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from Oates and Oates (1970).

PLACES: Australia;

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

-14.167,141.842

Compare Sources (1)

Information from: “How many languages were spoken in Australia?” . Claire Bowern (2011)