Detailing Miriwoong to English and English to Miriwoong, this dictionary was compiled to be used
Also Known As:
Mirung, Merong, Miriwun, Miriwong, Mirriwong, Miriwu, Moreng, Mirong, Miriwung
Dialects & Varieties
Revitalisation strategies for Miriwoong
Knut Olawsky. 2010. "Revitalisation Strategies For Miriwoong." In Re-Awakening Languages, Online: http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/6948/1/RAL-chapter-12.pdf.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
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
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Dictionary created by Frances Kofod in 2009. Language classes geared toward children.
Location and Context
Countries
Kununurra area in the East Kimberley region of Western 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
Kimberley Kriol
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
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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Recent Resources
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