Lardil language
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Lardil, also spelled Leerdil or Leertil, is a moribund language spoken by the Lardil people on Mornington Island (Kunhanha), in the Wellesley Islands of Queensland in northern Australia.[3] Lardil is unusual among Aboriginal Australian languages in that it features a ceremonial register, called Damin (also Demiin). Damin is regarded by Lardil-speakers as a separate language and has the only phonological system outside Africa to use click consonants.[4]
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Lardil | |
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Leerdil | |
Pronunciation | [leːɖɪl] |
Region | Bentinck Island, north west Mornington Island, Queensland |
Ethnicity | Lardil people |
Native speakers | 65 (2016 census)[1] |
Dialects | |
Marlda kangka | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lbz |
Glottolog | lard1243 |
AIATSIS[2] | G38 |
ELP | Lardil |
Location of Wellesley Islands, the area traditionally associated with Lardil | |
Lardil is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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