Also Known As:
Yarnango, Yan-Nhangu, Nangu, Yanangu, Djinaŋ, Gunbirrdji, Gunbirri, Jaer-nungo, Jan:angu, Janango, Janjango, Jarnangu, Malara, Malarra, Murrungun, Murruŋun, Nango, Yaernungo, Yaerungo, Yanango, Yannangu, Yannaŋu, Yannhangu, Yannhaŋu, Yarenango, Jarnango
Dialects & Varieties
- Gurjindi
- Garmalangga
- Mälarra
Yan-nhaŋu Language Documentation and Revitalisation
Claire Bowern and Bentley James. 2010. "Yan-nhaŋu Language Documentation and Revitalisation." In Re-Awakening Languages, Sydney University Press.
Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
265
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
204
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Comments on speakers
"Yan-nhaŋu has very low prestige at Milingimbi outside the Yan-nhaŋu clans."
Location and Context
Countries
Crocodile Islands of North- Eastern Arnhem
Location Description
"It is a member of the Nhaŋu dialect cluster spoken from the Crocodile Islands in the west to the Wessel Islands in the east."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Yan-nhaŋu language learning is not a high priority for heritage owners
Other Languages Used By The Community
Dhuwal, Djambarrpuyŋu, Gupapuyŋu, English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
In the public domain Djambarrpuyŋu is the lingua franca among Yolŋu at Milingimbi, and English is used with the non-Indigenous school and government service providers, such as store managers, teachers and nurses
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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