Endangered Languages Project - Ngarinyin

Ngarinyin

^{[aka Ungarinyin, Ngarinjin, Ungarinjin]}

Classification: Worrorran

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Ungarinyin, Ngarinjin, Ungarinjin, Molyamidi, Wol'jamidi, Yamandil, Narrinyind, Gular, Unŋarinjin, Warnarinjin, Angarinjin, Wangarinjinu, Arawari, Ingarinjindja, Njingarinjanja, Arkarin-jindja, Oladjau, Marangana, Walmidi, Andedja, Andidja, Ungarin-jen, Ngaring-ngyan, Ngerringun, Kandjalngari
CLASSIFICATION		Worrorran, Southern Worrorran
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ung
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “"Documentation and description of Ngarinyin, a language of the Kimberley region of Western Australia" HRELP Abstract” . Spronck, Steffen (2011)

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~12
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Nowadays, however, only about a dozen of elderly speakers use it as their preferred language and Ngarinyin is no longer passed on to children."

TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Kimberley Region, western Australia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northern central Kimberley Region

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<82
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1981

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "The number of speakers is lessening, with Kriol taking over."

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
82
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
82 (Wurm and Hattori 1981)

DATE OF INFO: 1981

PLACES: Australia;

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
90
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
82
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
90
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~80
Native speakers worldwide

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