Also Known As:
Gallong, Adi, Adi, Galo, Adi-Gallong, Adi-Galo, Galong, Abor
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
PhD dissertation by Mark Post at La Trobe University
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30,000-40,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
1
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
1
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
1
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Post, Mark. A Grammar of Galo. PhD thesis, LaTrobe University, 2007.
Bibliography of Locations:
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 Context:
Post, Mark. A Grammar of Galo. PhD thesis, LaTrobe University, 2007.