Also Known As:
Wurlayi, Coorinji, Garundji, Goarango, Guirindji, Gurindzi, Koorangie, Kooringee, Korindji, Kwarandji, Kwaranjee, We-arr-ung, Wadshara, Manu, Manoo, Gurinji, Gurindji
Dialects & Varieties
- Wanyjirra
- Malngin
- Gurindji
Recent Resources
This website gives a brief history of families in Aboriginal Australia, as well as describes the dif
Online news article from the University of Queensland News dated 15 August 2013.
This video, produced by Felicity Meakins, follows a Gurindji women who teaches us about bush bananas
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<250
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
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Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
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.)
Bibliography of Locations:
Claire Bowern. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?" Online: http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx.
Bibliography of Context:
Moseley, Christopher. 2007. Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X