Also Known As:
Wartaman, Warduman, Wadaman, Wadderman, Wordaman, Waduman, Waderman, Warda'man, Wardman
Dialects & Varieties
- Yangman
- Dagoman
Recent Resources
Language map of indigenous languages in Australia
Aboriginal Elder Yidumduma Bill Harney teaching some Wardaman words at Menngen community, 2006 (From
A book on the Wardaman language. Includes language map and grammar information.
Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Francesca Merlan. 1994. "A Grammar of Wardaman: A Language of the Northern Territory of Australia." 11: Mouton de Gruyter.
Bibliography of Locations:
Francesca Merlan. 1994. "A Grammar of Wardaman: A Language of the Northern Territory of Australia." 11: Mouton de Gruyter.
Bibliography of Context:
Francesca Merlan. 1994. "A Grammar of Wardaman: A Language of the Northern Territory of Australia." 11: Mouton de Gruyter.