Endangered Languages Project - Nyikina

Nyikina

^{[aka Njigina, Njikena, Nyigini]}

Classification: Nyulnyulan

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Njigina, Njikena, Nyigini, Njigena, Nigena, Nyi-gini, Njikin, Njigana, Wanji, Tjaba, Dja:ba, Yeeda,Nyigina
CLASSIFICATION		Nyulnyulan, Eastern Nyulnyulan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nyh
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Small Nyikina Big Nykina
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~50
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1981

MORE ON VITALITY

"The children speak the English-based pidgin lingua franca Kriol or Aboriginal English as their first language."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Walmajarri
Kriol
Aboriginal English

Severely endangered

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

Severely endangered

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

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data from Wurm and Hattori(1981).

DATE OF INFO: 1981

PLACES: Australia;

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1981

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