Also Known As:
Alinjera, Ankundjara, 'Everard Range Tribe', Janggundjara, Jangkundjadjara, Jangkundjara, Jangundjara, Jangwundjara, Jan-kundjadjara, Jan-kundjindjara, Jankuntjatara, Jankunzazara, Jankunzazzara, Kaltjilandjara, Nan-kundjara, Wirtjapakandja, Wirtjapokandja, Yangundjadjara, Yankunjara, Yankunjtjatjarra, Yankuntatjara, Kulpantja, Yankuntjatjara
Dialects & Varieties
Some tentative remarks on the sociolinguistic vitality of Yankunytjatjara in Coober Pedy, South Australia
Naessan, Petter. 2008. "Some Tentative Remarks On the Sociolinguistic Vitality of Yankunytjatjara in Coober Pedy, South Australia." In Australian Journal of Linguistics, 28: 103-138. Routledge. Online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07268600802308741.
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50-70
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.
5
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
Children
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"The situation in Coober Pedy among many non-Indigenous locals seems to be that both Yankunytjatjara and other Indigenous languages are ignored and considered irrelevant, rather than being actively suppressed."
Location and Context
Countries
Coober Pedy, Port Lincoln, Port Augusta, Adelaide
Location Description
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Government Support
Government is indifferent
Institutional Support
Only one school has literacy program for the language
Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Pitjantjatjara; English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
English is dominant and is used publically and in government
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
[Naessan mentions a dictionary for Yankunytjatjara but he doesn't mention what orthography and writing system is used.]
Recent Resources
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