Endangered Languages Project - Wagiman

Wagiman

^{[aka Wogeman, Wageman, Wagaman]}

Classification: Isolate

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Wogeman, Wageman, Wagaman, Wongkakaringa, Wakiman, Woggeman, Wogiman, Ongkakaringa
CLASSIFICATION		Isolate, Australian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		waq
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

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

DATE OF INFO: 1983

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

MORE ON VITALITY

"The use of the English-based pidgin lingua franca Kriol has been increasing, and the speakers have become much fewer."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Kriol

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

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

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

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

DATE OF INFO: 2000

Severely endangered

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

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Australia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northern Territory, South of Pine Creek, Tipperary Station, and Bagot

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