Endangered Languages Project

Note on Australian languages with no known speakers: For some languages, we haven't been able to confirm speaker numbers. In other cases, there isn't anyone who has grown up speaking the language, but there are still people who identify with the language, and who are working to revitalize their languages. We've chosen to include these languages in the Catalogue for this reason.

ALSO KNOWN AS		Jir Joront, Yirʔ Yoront, Kokomindjin, Kokomandjoen, Kokominjen, Yir Yiront, Gwandera, Kokomindjen, Mandjoen, Millera, Mind'jana, Mundjun, Myunduno, Jirjoront, Koka-mungin, KokoMandjoen, Koko-manjoen, Kokomindjan, Kokominjan, Koko-Minychéna, Kuuk-Thawvnhon, Yirrq-Thuch, Yirrq Yorront, Yirr-Yorront, Yir-yiront,Yir Yoront
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Paman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		yiy
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Dangedl Jir'jorond Gorminang
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
<15
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1991

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100-200
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1991

0
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data is from B. Sommer (1991).

DATE OF INFO: 1991

PLACES: Australia;

	1973	Son of Ergative: the Yir Yoront Language of Northeast Australia		422						Cornell University		Alpher, Barry Jacob	Alpher, Barry Jacob. Son of Ergative: the Yir Yoront Language of Northeast Australia. PhD thesis, Cornell University, 1973.	HHOLD	100-200		100-999			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	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.		15	1991	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	15	1991	10-99	Speaker number data is from B. Sommer (1991).		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Australia;
	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.									-15.15400921, 141.7960017
		Austlang: Australian Indigenous Languages Database					AIATSIS	Canberra			http://austlang.aiatsis.gov.au		AUSTLANG: Australian Indigenous Languages Database. (19 October, 2009.)	ll_pub	0
		World Oral Literature Project									http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		15		10-99			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	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.		<15	1991	10-99		Torres Strait Creole;	Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Yir-Yoront

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Language information by source

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<15

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100-200

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15

0

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15

Discussion

Yir-Yoront

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<15

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100-200

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15

0

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15

Discussion

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