Yankunytjatjara
Also Known As:
Alinjera, Ankundjara, 'Everard Range Tribe', Janggundjara, Jangkundjadjara, Jangkundjara, Jangundjara, Jangwundjara, Jan-kundjadjara, Jan-kundjindjara, Jankuntjatara, Jankunzazara, Jankunzazzara, Kaltjilandjara, Nan-kundjara, Wirtjapakandja, Wirtjapokandja, Yangundjadjara, Yankunjara, Yankunjtjatjarra, Yankuntatjara, Kulpantja, Yankuntjatjara
Dialects & Varieties
Yankunytjatjara

Stories

Recent Resources

Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50-70
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 5

A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.

5
Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 4

Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.

4
Transmission

Transmission 5

There are only a few elderly speakers.

5

Revitalization Programs

Community Members

Forums

Bibliography

Bibliography of Vitality:
Naessan, Petter. 2008. "Some Tentative Remarks On the Sociolinguistic Vitality of Yankunytjatjara in Coober Pedy, South Australia." In Australian Journal of Linguistics, 28: 103-138. Routledge. Online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07268600802308741.
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:
Naessan, Petter. 2008. "Some Tentative Remarks On the Sociolinguistic Vitality of Yankunytjatjara in Coober Pedy, South Australia." In Australian Journal of Linguistics, 28: 103-138. Routledge. Online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07268600802308741.