Endangered Languages Project - Dalabon

Dalabon

^{[aka Ngalkbun, Ngalkbon, Buin]}

Classification: Gunwinyguan

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Ngalkbun, Ngalkbon, Buin, Boun, Buan, Bouin, Buwan, Gundangbon, Ngalabon, Nalabon, Dangbon, Ngalakan, Ngalagan, Nullakun, Nullikan, Nullikin, Ngalbon, Hongalla)
CLASSIFICATION		Gunwinyguan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ngk
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “"A Culturally Informed Corpus of Dalabon: Descriptions of the Person as a Body and as Kin" HRELP Abstract” . Ponsonnet, Maïa (2010)

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5
Native speakers worldwide
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5 master speakers

PLACES: Arnhem Land, Australia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southwestern Arnhem Land

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native speakers worldwide
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Data for the number of native speakers comes from N. Evans (2000).

PLACES: Australia

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<10
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~20
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~10
Native speakers worldwide
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"In 1981, possibly ten speakers were reported. Now several speakers still remain."

DATE OF INFO: 1981

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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"No literacy in it. ... Moribund."

PLACES: Australia: Northern Territory, southeastern Arnhem Land, north of Roper River

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