Also Known As:
Kokori, Nagara, Na-kara, Naka:ra, Naga:ra, Ngara, Gukari, Gukariya, Nakkara
Dialects & Varieties
Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages
Moseley, Christopher. 2007. Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
75-100
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
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 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"People generally are bilingual in the neighbouring larger languages Burarra and Djeebanna."
Location and Context
Countries
Australia: Extreme northern Northern Territory, northeastern Arnhem Land, Maningrida, Goulburn Island
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Burarra, Djeebanna
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Most
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
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