Language Information by Source

Community, identity, wellbeing: The report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey

Doug Marmion, Kazuko Obata and Jakelin Troy. 2014. "Community, Identity, Wellbeing: the Report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey." Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.

Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
501-1000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 2

A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.

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Transmission

Transmission 1

Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.

1

Speakers

Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
322
Older adults
230
Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
“The respondent who provided the information for Anmatyerre commented that a lot of speakers are multilingual and switch between Anmatyerre, Warlpiri and English,with Warlpiri being the primary language.”

Location and Context

Countries
Central Australia
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
Warlpiri, English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Most speakers
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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Comments on writing systems:
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