Endangered Languages Project - Warrgamay

Warrgamay

^{[aka Warakamai, Wargamay, Waragamai]}

Classification: Pama-Nyungan

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Warakamai, Wargamay, Waragamai, Wargamaygan, Bungabara, Ikelbara, Herbert River tribe, Biyay, Warkamai, Bandjin, Bijai
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Dyirbalic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wgy
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Biyay Biyay Warrgamay
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (97-126 ch. 4) . Darrell Tryon (2007) , R. E. Asher and Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1981

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (Wurm and Hattori 1981)

PLACES: Australia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Queensland, coast south of Hinchinbrook Island, and inland along Herbert River.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “How many languages were spoken in Australia?” . Claire Bowern (2011)