Also Known As:
Garama, Garrama, Murrinh-Patha, Murinbada, Murinbata, Murinypata, Murinjpata, Murinjbada, Marri-wutha, Garramung, Murriny Patha, Karama, Karaman, Murinkura, Nagor, Nangu, Mariwada, Mariwuda, Murrinpatha
Dialects & Varieties
- Murrinh-kura
- Murrinh-patha
- Murrinh-rdiminin
Recent Resources
The Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages is a digital archive of endangered literature in Australi
Language Murrinh-Patha. mwf_word-list_1990_05.html, entries: 1 - 56
Language Murrinh-Patha. mwf_word-list_1990_04.html, entries: 1 - 48
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
0
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Doug Marmion, Kazuko Obata and Jakelin Troy. 2014. "Community, Identity, Wellbeing: the Report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey." Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
Bibliography of Locations:
Doug Marmion, Kazuko Obata and Jakelin Troy. 2014. "Community, Identity, Wellbeing: the Report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey." Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
Bibliography of Context:
Doug Marmion, Kazuko Obata and Jakelin Troy. 2014. "Community, Identity, Wellbeing: the Report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey." Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.