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ALSO KNOWN AS		Bandjelang, Bogganger, Bundala, Gidabal, Yugumbe, Badjalang, Badjelang, Budulung, Buggul, Bundjalung, Paikalyung, Bandjalong, Bunjellung, Bundela, Bundel, Watchee, Woomargou, Bandjerang, Pangerang, Dadarawa, Arakwal, Gundurimba, Tugurimba
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Bandjalangic
ORTHOGRAPHY		Yes
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bdy
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Yugumbir Gidabal
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Information from: “Bundjalung: Teaching a Disappearing Language” (73-84 ch. 5) . Margaret Sharpe (1993) , Michael Walsh and Colin Yallop · Aboriginal Studies Press

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
a few
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
a good number
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"There are still a few people who can speak the language fluently and who use it with each other, though for a restricted range of functions. A good number of people of all ages (including children) use some Bundjalung words in their English (for such things as turtle, echidna, witchetty grubs, bodily functions, food and cigarettes), and a number (prticularly at Baryulgil) use soem Bundjalung phrases within English."

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

MORE ON VITALITY

"Attitudes towards 'sharing' the language with whites have varied from community to community. One community, near Coraki, has generally been antagonistic towards white - unless, understandably, they were trusted friends with an understanding of the culture. Others, both as individuals and as groups, have been keen for the language - and some cultural activities also - to be preserved, and to be taught to any interested person, irrespective of race."

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Mixed/positive

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

School language programs and courses

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

Kombumerri Aboriginal Corporation

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"In the first place, a sizeable number of Aboriginal people of Bundjalung ancestry want to know more about this part of their inheritance. Some of them remember the days when use of the language was strongly discouraged by white disfavor and by the perception of their older relatives that it was to their advantage to use English. Many people recently have come to the realization that it should not be a thing of shame to use their old language...now those who remember only snatches of the language want to revive it and learn more."

Scripts (Writing system)

Yes

More on Orthography

"The written mode is also important. Some worksheets can be designed where words must be matched with pictures, again reinforcing the association of objects and actions with Bundjalung words."

PLACES: Australia

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

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

Severely endangered

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

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1983

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<10
Native speakers worldwide

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from R. Dixon (1983).

PLACES: Australia;

		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.		10	1983	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	10		10-99	Data for the number of native speakers comes from R. Dixon (1983).							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.																-28.70539724,152.9889939
			Austlang: Australian Indigenous Languages Database					AIATSIS	Canberra			http://austlang.aiatsis.gov.au		AUSTLANG: Australian Indigenous Languages Database. (19 October, 2009.)	ll_pub	20		10-99								Severely 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	20		10-99								Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
0855752416		1993	Bundjalung: Teaching a Disappearing Language	Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia	73-84		Michael Walsh and Colin Yallop	Aboriginal Studies Press	Canberra	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies	5		Margaret Sharpe	Margaret Sharpe. 1993. "Bundjalung: Teaching a Disappearing Language." In Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia, edited by Michael Walsh and Colin Yallop. 73-84. Aboriginal Studies Press.		a few		10-99	"There are still a few people who can speak the language fluently and who use it with each other, though for a restricted range of functions. A good number of people of all ages (including children) use some Bundjalung words in their English (for such things as turtle, echidna, witchetty grubs, bodily functions, food and cigarettes), and a number (prticularly at Baryulgil) use soem Bundjalung phrases within English."	a good number	English	School language programs and courses	Mixed/positive	"In the first place, a sizeable number of Aboriginal people of Bundjalung ancestry want to know more about this part of their inheritance. Some of them remember the days when use of the language was strongly discouraged by white disfavor and by the perception of their older relatives that it was to their advantage to use English. Many people recently have come to the realization that it should not be a thing of shame to use their old language...now those who remember only snatches of the language want to revive it and learn more."	Kombumerri Aboriginal Corporation	Severely Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	"Attitudes towards 'sharing' the language with whites have varied from community to community. One community, near Coraki, has generally been antagonistic towards white - unless, understandably, they were trusted friends with an understanding of the culture. Others, both as individuals and as groups, have been keen for the language - and some cultural activities also - to be preserved, and to be taught to any interested person, irrespective of race."	13	Australia	-28.617377, 153.004160
			World Oral Literature Project									http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		10		10-99								Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		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.		<10		1-9			English					Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Bandjalang

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Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

a few

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<10

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10

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Bandjalang

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

a few

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<10

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10

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