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ALSO KNOWN AS		Watjari, Watjarri, Wadjari, Wadjeri, Wadgaree, Wajeri, Wajjari, Wajari, Waian-wonga, Baialdju, Pidong, Wad'arri, Iirrawad-'ari, Irawadjari, Kurduwongga, Kurduwonga, Maliara, Miliarra, Miliara, Cheangwa, Wardal, Yajeri, Jamadj, Yamaidyi, Muliara, Malleyearra, Meloria, Waianwonga
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Kartu
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wbv
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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
Ethnic population
<200
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In 1981, fifty or fewer fluent speakers were reported out of an ethnic group of fewer than 200. The people generally speak English, and the number of speakers is considerably lower today."

DATE OF INFO: 1981

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "[Spoken] north of Sanford River; on Roderick River."

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
51-250
Native speakers worldwide
CHILDREN
0
YOUNG ADULTS
~2
OLDER ADULTS
~5
ELDERS
~15
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"The language has only a small number of full speakers, spread disproportionately across the older age groups."

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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"Comparison of data between the two
surveys indicates an increase in the number of speakers and of proficiency level. […] Languages like Wajarri can rapidly decline without a more concentrated effort to transfer the full knowledge of the language to younger generations and to get younger people using the language."

PLACES: Murchison region, Western Australia

Severely endangered

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

DATE OF INFO: 1981

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
<200
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number and ethnic population data: (1981 W. Douglas 1981).

PLACES: Australia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Western Australia, Mt. Magnet to Geraldton.

Severely endangered

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

		2007	Australasia and the Pacific	Atlas of the World's Languages	97-126		R. E. Asher and Christopher Moseley	Routledge			4		Darrell Tryon	Tryon, Darrell. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by R. E. Asher and Christopher Moseley. 97-126. Routledge.					50	1981	10-99			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)				M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX			http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		<200		50		10-99	Speaker number and ethnic population data: (1981 W. Douglas 1981).		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Australia;	Western Australia, Mt. Magnet to Geraldton.
		2011	How many languages were spoken in Australia?			Also includes subsequent additions by CB directly into ElCat						http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx	Claire Bowern	Claire Bowern. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?" Online: http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx.																	-24.9143324,120.1931832
			Austlang: Australian Indigenous Languages Database					AIATSIS	Canberra			http://austlang.aiatsis.gov.au		AUSTLANG: Australian Indigenous Languages Database. (19 October, 2009.)	ll_pub				20		10-99			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing	Paris			http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub				20		10-99			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
978192210224		2014	Community, identity, wellbeing: The report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey						Canberra, Australia	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)			Doug Marmion and Kazuko Obata and Jakelin Troy	Doug Marmion, Kazuko Obata and Jakelin Troy. 2014. "Community, Identity, Wellbeing: the Report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey." Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.		~5		~2	51-250		100-999	"The language has only a small number of full speakers, spread disproportionately across the older age groups."	~15	Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	"Comparison of data between the two surveys indicates an increase in the number of speakers and of proficiency level. […] Languages like Wajarri can rapidly decline without a more concentrated effort to transfer the full knowledge of the language to younger generations and to get younger people using the language."	15		Murchison region, Western Australia
			World Oral Literature Project									http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.					50		10-99			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		1996	Handbook of Western Australian Aboriginal Languages South of the Kimberley Region					Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University				http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/AborigPages/LANG/WA/contents.htm	Nicholas Thieberger	Thieberger, Nicholas. 1996. Handbook of Western Australian Aboriginal Languages South of the Kimberley Region. http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/AborigPages/LANG/WA/contents.htm. (12 August, 2011.)	ll_pub													"[Spoken] north of Sanford River; on Roderick River."			-27.017537,116.147032
		2007	Australasia and the Pacific	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	425-577		Christopher Moseley	Routledge	London and New York				Stephen Wurm	Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.			<200		<50	1981	10-99	"In 1981, fifty or fewer fluent speakers were reported out of an ethnic group of fewer than 200. The people generally speak English, and the number of speakers is considerably lower today."		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Wajarri

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<50

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

51-250

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Discussion

Wajarri

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<50

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

51-250

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

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