Ngarluma language
Endangered Ngayarda language of Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ngarluma and Kariyarra are members of a dialect continuum, which is a part of the Ngayarda language group of Western Australia, in the Pama–Nyungan language family. Some sources suggest that an extinct dialect, Jaburara, was a third member of the continuum.[3] However, it is clear that Jaburara had a distinct identity that has been partly obscured by a collapse in the numbers of Jaburara speakers during the late 19th century, and there is some evidence that Jaburara may have instead been a dialect of Martuthunira (see below).
Ngarluma | |
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Kariyarra | |
Native to | Western Australia |
Region | Roebourne area |
Ethnicity | Ngarluma, Kariera, Jaburara |
Native speakers | 11 (2005)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:nrl – Ngarlumavka – Kariyarra |
Glottolog | ngar1293 |
AIATSIS[1] | W38 Ngarluma, W39 Kariyarra |
ELP | Ngarluma |
Kariyarra[2] | |
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While Ngarluma and Kariyarra, as parts of a continuum, are mutually intelligible, they are considered distinct languages by their speakers, reflecting an ethnic division between the Ngarluma and Kariyarra peoples. As such they may be regarded as a single, pluricentric language.
Under Carl Georg von Brandenstein's 1967 classification scheme, Ngarluma was classed as a "Coastal Ngayarda" (or Ngaryarta) language, but the separation of the group into "Coastal" and "Inland" groups is no longer considered valid.