Endangered Languages Project - Batjamalh

Batjamalh

^{[aka Batyamal, Wadjiginy, Wogaity]}

Classification: Isolate

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Batyamal, Wadjiginy, Wogaity, Wagaydy, Bachamal, Wogait, Wogati, Wagaitj, Worgait, Worgite, Waggait, Waggite, Waggote, Waggate, Wagatsch, Waogatsch, Wogatj, Wogaidj, Wadyiginy, Waggites, Wargad, Wogadj, Worgaid, Worgaidj, Wogite, Wadjigin, Wadjigi:n, Wagjingi, Wadjingy, Wadyiginy Proper, Amijangal, Batjamal, Batymal, Murinwargad, Murrinh Bathemarl, Murrinh Patjtjamalh, Patjtjamalh, Wa(o)gatsch, Wadadjingi, Wadjagidj, Wagaidj, Wa-gait, Waggute, Wagite, Wangites, Wargite, Wogath, Wogites
CLASSIFICATION		Isolate, Australian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wdj
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Pungupungu
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
<12
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In 1988, twelve fluent speakers were reported. There are fewer speakers today."

DATE OF INFO: 1988

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "The members of the ethnic group understand the language when old people speak it, but they only speak the English-based lingua franca Kriol."

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
12
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (1988).

PLACES: Australia;

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"About 10 speakers of the Pungupungu variety."

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