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ALSO KNOWN AS		Amakurupa, Andilagwa, Andiljangwa, Andiljaugwa, Andiljaukwa, Andilyaugwa, Anindhilyakwa, Anindilyaugwa, Aninhdhilyagwa, Awarikpa, En Indiljaugwa, Enindhilyagwa, Enindiljaugwa, Eninhdhilyagwa, Groote Eylandt, Ingura, Lamadalpu, Wani-Ndiljaugwa, Wanindilyaugwa, Wanindilyaugwa Ingura, Warnindilyakwa
CLASSIFICATION		Gunwinyguan, East Arnhem
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		aoi
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Information from: “"Investigation and documentation of the morpho-syntax of Anindilyakwa" HRELP Abstract” . Marie Van Egmond (2009)

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,500
Native speakers worldwide

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"It is endangered because of cultural breakdown, illiteracy, lack of teaching material and growing influence of English. This is manifested in the fact that the more complex forms are no longer being used by younger speakers today."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

PLACES: Australia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1983

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
>1,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1981

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Aboriginal names were used by non-aboriginals until the 1960's when teachers demanded that English names be given. Not all young Aboriginal parents know their children's Aboriginal names nowadays but these are recorded on birth certificates. The Groote Eylandt Aborigines speak English with varying degrees of competency."

PLACES: Northern Territory, Australia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The island of Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory, located 50 km from the mainland.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "Anindilyakwa [enin̪t̪ilyakwa] is the language spoken by over 1,000 Warnindilyakwa Aborigines on Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,240
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(1996 census)

PLACES: Australia;

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Children are still learning the language."

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1400-1600
Native speakers worldwide
CHILDREN
800
YOUNG ADULTS
500
OLDER ADULTS
200
ELDERS
100
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"[…] respondent reported that Anindilyakwa is used by all age groups, with full speakers in all age groups using the language 'always'."

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Groote Eylandt, Australia; Bickerton Island, Australia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "Anindilyakwa is a language from Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island, in the Top End of the Northern Territory."

		2007	Australasia and the Pacific	Atlas of the World's Languages	97-126		R. E. Asher and Christopher Moseley		Routledge			4			Darrell Tryon	Tryon, Darrell. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by R. E. Asher and Christopher Moseley. 97-126. Routledge.				1,000	1983	1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)				M. Paul Lewis		SIL International	Dallas, TX				http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub			1,240		1000-9999	(1996 census)				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Australia;
		2011	How many languages were spoken in Australia?			Also includes subsequent additions by CB directly into ElCat								http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx	Claire Bowern	Claire Bowern. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?" Online: http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx.							"Children are still learning the language."											-14.05312996,136.6124148
			Austlang: Australian Indigenous Languages Database						AIATSIS	Canberra				http://austlang.aiatsis.gov.au		AUSTLANG: Australian Indigenous Languages Database. (19 October, 2009.)	ll_pub			1,500		1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2007	Northern and Central Australia Language Hotspot					Web page			Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages			http://www.livingtongues.org/hotspots/hotspot.australia.html	Gregory Anderson and K. David Harrison	Anderson, Gregory and K. David Harrison. 2007. "Northern and Central Australia Language Hotspot." Online: http://www.livingtongues.org/hotspots/hotspot.australia.html.				~1,000		100-999					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger						UNESCO Publishing	Paris				http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub			2,000		1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2009	"Investigation and documentation of the morpho-syntax of Anindilyakwa" HRELP Abstract											http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=188	Marie Van Egmond	Egmond, Marie Van. 2009. ""Investigation and Documentation of the Morpho-syntax of Anindilyakwa" HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=188.				~1,500		1000-9999			English		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		"It is endangered because of cultural breakdown, illiteracy, lack of teaching material and growing influence of English. This is manifested in the fact that the more complex forms are no longer being used by younger speakers today."			Australia	Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia
		1989	Anindilyakwa Phonology and Morphology										University of Sydney		Leeding, Velma J	Velma J Leeding. Anindilyakwa Phonology and Morphology. PhD thesis, University of Sydney, 1989.	WALS			>1,000	1981	1000-9999			English	"Aboriginal names were used by non-aboriginals until the 1960's when teachers demanded that English names be given. Not all young Aboriginal parents know their children's Aboriginal names nowadays but these are recorded on birth certificates. The Groote Eylandt Aborigines speak English with varying degrees of competency."	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				"Anindilyakwa [enin̪t̪ilyakwa] is the language spoken by over 1,000 Warnindilyakwa Aborigines on Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory."	Northern Territory, Australia	The island of Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory, located 50 km from the mainland.
978192210224		2014	Community, identity, wellbeing: The report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey							Canberra, Australia	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)				Doug Marmion and Kazuko Obata and Jakelin Troy	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.		200	500	1400-1600		1000-9999	"[…] respondent reported that Anindilyakwa is used by all age groups, with full speakers in all age groups using the language 'always'."	100			Vulnerable (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10		10	"Anindilyakwa is a language from Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island, in the Top End of the Northern Territory."	Groote Eylandt, Australia; Bickerton Island, Australia		-13.939399,136.592789; -13.747389,136.231041
			World Oral Literature Project											http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.				1,000		1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Anindilyakwa

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~1,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

>1,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,240

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~1,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1400-1600

Discussion

Anindilyakwa

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~1,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

>1,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,240

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~1,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1400-1600

Discussion

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