Endangered Languages Project - Alawa

Alawa

^{[aka Alaua, Allaura, Allawa]}

Classification: Gunwinyguan

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Alaua, Allaura, Allawa, Allowa, Allowiri, Allua, Alowa, Galawa, Galleewo, Kallana, Kallaua, Leealowa, Warliburru
CLASSIFICATION		Gunwinyguan, Maran
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		alh
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

Compare Sources (7)

Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
17
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
4

DATE OF INFO: 1991

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

"Young people hardly understand a little Alawa."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Kriol

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
22
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
18
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

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

DATE OF INFO: 1990

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
22
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
18
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
4
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from M. Sharpe (1991).

PLACES: Australia;

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