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ALSO KNOWN AS		Ngalama, Ngaluma, Ngallooma, Gnalooma, Gnalouma, Gnalluma, Ngar-luma, Qualluana, Naluma, Nickol Bay tribe, Kymurra, Paljari, Kariera-Ngaluma
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Ngayarta
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nrl
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		West Ngarluma Jaburarra East Ngarluma
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Information from: “Ngarluma” . Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre (2009)

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<20
Native speakers worldwide
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"It's estimated that there are less than 20 full Ngarluma speakers. Many others are part speakers or have a passive knowledge of Ngarluma. Other people identify as being of Ngarluma heritage who speak English or other languages."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Ngarluma country is traditionally located around the Roebourne area, and to the east and south-east of Roebourne. Speakers use to live around Millstream and west to the Maitland River area before European settlement. Many Ngarluma people live in Roebourne today, but people are spread through other towns and communities in the Pilbara. Ngarluma people still hold very strong and close associations to traditional country."

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<70
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In 1970, seventy speakers were reported. The speaker numbers have been lessening since, and the language is endangered."

DATE OF INFO: 1970

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
9
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
70
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
70
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1970

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
9
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
21
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
21 (1996 census)

DATE OF INFO: 1996 (census)

PLACES: Australia;

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
71
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"The number of Ngarluma speakers was estimated to be approximately 71 in 1966 (von Brandenstein 91970:8))."

PLACES: Australia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "The traditional Ngarluma territory, in the vicinity of the Western Australian town of Roebourne, was bounded on the north by the Indian Ocean, on the south by tablelands some 50 miles inland, and on the east and west by the Peeawah and Maitland rivers, respectively (cf. von Brandenstein 1970, Hall 1971; and also Tindale 1974, who gives a similar delimination of the traditional 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.		70	1970	10-99				Severely Endangered (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	21	1996 (census)	10-99	21 (1996 census)			Severely Endangered (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.												-21.61387683,116.8408978
			Austlang: Australian Indigenous Languages Database						AIATSIS	Canberra			http://austlang.aiatsis.gov.au		AUSTLANG: Australian Indigenous Languages Database. (19 October, 2009.)	ll_pub	9		1-9				Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2009	Ngarluma					Web page					http://www.wangkamaya.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=178&Itemid=340	Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre	Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre. 2009. "Ngarluma." Online: http://www.wangkamaya.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=178&Itemid=340.		<20		10-99	"It's estimated that there are less than 20 full Ngarluma speakers. Many others are part speakers or have a passive knowledge of Ngarluma. Other people identify as being of Ngarluma heritage who speak English or other languages."	English		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			"Ngarluma country is traditionally located around the Roebourne area, and to the east and south-east of Roebourne. Speakers use to live around Millstream and west to the Maitland River area before European settlement. Many Ngarluma people live in Roebourne today, but people are spread through other towns and communities in the Pilbara. Ngarluma people still hold very strong and close associations to traditional country."
	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	9		1-9				Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
			World Oral Literature Project										http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		70		10-99				Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
0858832917		1983	A Lexicographic Study of Some Australian Languages: Project Descriptions	Australian Aboriginal Lexicography	71-107		Peter Austin		Pacific Linguistics		Linguistic Circle of Canberra			Kenneth Hale	Kenneth Hale. 1983. "A Lexicographic Study of Some Australian Languages: Project Descriptions." In Australian Aboriginal Lexicography, edited by Peter Austin. 71-107. Pacific Linguistics.		71		10-99	"The number of Ngarluma speakers was estimated to be approximately 71 in 1966 (von Brandenstein 91970:8))."			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	"The traditional Ngarluma territory, in the vicinity of the Western Australian town of Roebourne, was bounded on the north by the Indian Ocean, on the south by tablelands some 50 miles inland, and on the east and west by the Peeawah and Maitland rivers, respectively (cf. von Brandenstein 1970, Hall 1971; and also Tindale 1974, who gives a similar delimination of the traditional territory."	Australia		-20.848545,117.696075
		2007	Australasia and the Pacific	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	425-577		Christopher Moseley		Routledge	London and New York				Stephen Wurm	Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.		<70	1970	10-99	"In 1970, seventy speakers were reported. The speaker numbers have been lessening since, and the language is endangered."	English	All	Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Ngarluma

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<70

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

70

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

70

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

21

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

71

Discussion

Ngarluma

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<70

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

70

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

70

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

21

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

71

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