Endangered Languages Project - Warumungu

Warumungu

^{[aka Waramanga, Warramunga, Aira-manga]}

Classification: Pama-Nyungan

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Waramanga, Warramunga, Aira-manga, Leenaranunga, Uriminga, Waramunga, Warimunga, Warramonga, Warrmunga, Wurmega
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Ngumpin-Yapa
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wrm
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Central Australian Endangered Languages: So what?” (78-86) . Josephine Caffery (2010)

Severely endangered

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

PLACES: Australia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Central Australia

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1983

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "The people generally speak the English-based pidgin lingua franca Kriol, which the children prefer and some speak as first language."

Severely endangered

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

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

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

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
520
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: 1996 census

DATE OF INFO: 1996

PLACES: Australia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northern Territory, Tennant Creek area

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