Endangered Languages Project - Mirniny

Mirniny

^{[aka Mirning-Ngadjunma-Kalarko, Mirning, Mirniny]}

Classification: Pama-Nyungan

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Mirning-Ngadjunma-Kalarko, Mirning, Mirniny, East Mirniny, Mirniñ, Mining, Meening, Wanbiri, Warnabirrie, Warnabinnie, Wanmaraing, Yirkla, Ikala, Ikula
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Mirning
CODE AUTHORITY		LINGUIST List
LANGUAGE CODE		0ql
DOWNLOAD		As csv

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

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"It was believed recently extinct, but one speaker is reported to be living in Perth."

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

"No literacy in it. ... Moribund."

PLACES: Australia: Southwestern corn of South Australia and westwards in southern Western Australia as far as Rawlinna.

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Coastal, and inland as far as Ooldea in South Australia, and Forrest and Rawlinna in Western Australia, on the Nullarbor Plain."

Severely endangered

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

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4
Native speakers worldwide

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Yalata, Koonibba (Capell): only a few people still speak Mirning."

"O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966:134): '10 speakers over an area of a million square miles (as far dispersed as Carnarvon and South Australia)'."

"Maureen Young, a descendant of Mirning and Ngatjumaya speakers says (p.c.) that there are no more speakers of Mirning."

PLACES: Australia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "[Spoken] from east of Port Culver to White Well, South Australia at the head of the Great Australian Bight; east of Madura (Brandenstein)."

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

-31.4815611,127.8200044

COORDINATES

-31.297328,130.052719

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