Endangered Languages Project - Awu Laya

Awu Laya

^{[aka Kuku-Thaypan, Gugu Dhayban, Kuku Thaypan]}

Classification: Pama-Nyungan

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dormant

ALSO KNOWN AS		Kuku-Thaypan, Gugu Dhayban, Kuku Thaypan, Koko Laia, Kokowara, Coo-coo-warra, Wu-Laya, Laya, Awu-Alaya
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Paman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		typ
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		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.

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Information from: “Language lost with the passing of ‘great elder’ Tommy George” . Michael McKenna (2016) The Australian

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
It was reported on August 13, 2016 by The Australian that Tommy George, the last native speaker of Awu Laya has passed away.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1981

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide

Dormant
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Unlikely any speakers remain" (Wurm 2003)

PLACES: Australia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Queensland, central Cape York Peninsula, Coleman River

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