Also Known As:
Gidja, Kidja, Kija, Kitja, Ku:tji, Kuitji, Kuitj, Gi:dj, Kwitj, Gwidji, Guidj, Guwidji, Kisah, Keha, Kisha, Kityu, Liej, Lungga, Longga, Loonga, Langgu, Lunga, Lungu, Paljarri, Djarak, Tjarak, War-ingari, Warrangari, Kutnalawaru, Miwa, Walki, Kitja
Dialects & Varieties
- Warmun variety
- Halls Creek variety
Recent Resources
This site shares our stories, struggles and successes as we do everything we can to keep Gija alive
The project aims to document significant aspects of the encyclopaedic knowledge of the natural and c
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
de Dear, Caroline, Francesco Possemato & Joe Blythe. 2020. Gija (East Kimberley, Western Australia) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17,
134-141. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/189
134-141. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/189
Bibliography of Locations:
de Dear, Caroline, Francesco Possemato & Joe Blythe. 2020. Gija (East Kimberley, Western Australia) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17,
134-141. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/189
134-141. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/189
Bibliography of Context:
de Dear, Caroline, Francesco Possemato & Joe Blythe. 2020. Gija (East Kimberley, Western Australia) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17,
134-141. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/189
134-141. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/189