Also Known As:
Ngalama, Ngaluma, Ngallooma, Gnalooma, Gnalouma, Gnalluma, Ngar-luma, Qualluana, Naluma, Nickol Bay tribe, Kymurra, Paljari, Kariera-Ngaluma
Dialects & Varieties
- West Ngarluma
- Jaburarra
- East Ngarluma
Ngarluma
Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre. 2009. "Ngarluma." Online: http://www.wangkamaya.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&….
Severely Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<20
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Location and Context
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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."
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
A video in Ngarluma language (with English subtitles) welcoming visitors to Ngarluma Country.