Also Known As:
Leelalwarra, Leelawarra, Mala, Maarra, Mara
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
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Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<50
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:
Dickson, Greg. 2010. ""Stories From the Saltwater As Told By the Old Marra Ladies" HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=247.
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