Also Known As:
Mangalaa, Mangarla, Manala, Maŋala, Minala, Mangal, Mangula, Mangai, Djawali, Djuwali, Jiwali, Jiwarli, Koalgurdi, Yalmbau, Mangala
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Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<20
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre. 2009. "Mangala." Online: http://www.wangkamaya.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=174&Itemid=336.
Bibliography of Locations:
Claire Bowern. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?" Online: http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx.
Bibliography of Context:
Moseley, Christopher. 2007. Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X