Endangered Languages Project - Wubuy

Wubuy

^{[aka Nunggubuyu, Nangabuya, Ningburia]}

Classification: Gunwinyguan

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Nunggubuyu, Nangabuya, Ningburia, Nuggaboju, Nugubuyu, Nungabuya, Nungabuyu, Nungbuju, Nunggabuyu, Nungguboiju, Nungguboiyu, Nunggubuju, Nunggubu'ju, Nungkubuyu, Nun-guboiyu, Nungubuju, Nungubuyu, Yingkwira, Nunggubuju̇, Nunggebuyu
CLASSIFICATION		Gunwinyguan, East Arnhem
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nuy
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
400
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In 1991, 300 fluent speakers and 400 partial or second language speakers were reported. These figures are still essentially valid, but children only understand the language, while speaking the English-based pidgin lingua franca Kriol."

DATE OF INFO: 1991

TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
360
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: 1996 census. 400 semispeakers or L2 only

DATE OF INFO: 1996

PLACES: Australia;

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
44
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
44
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native speakers worldwide

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are very few fluent speakers, though a number of part speakers and many people who are heritage language owners.

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