Endangered Languages Project - Bardi

Bardi

^{[aka Baadi, Bard, Baardi]}

Classification: Nyulnyulan

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Baadi, Bard, Baardi, Badi, Barda, Ba:di, Bad, Ba:d, Baada, Baard, Boardybahrde
CLASSIFICATION		Nyulnyulan, Western Nyulnyulan
ORTHOGRAPHY		Roman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bcj
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Bardi Jawi Baard
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

Compare Sources (9)

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

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<5
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
100
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"The number of full speakers of Bardi has become much smaller in recent years, as the elders pass away. However, there are over 1000 Bardi people, many of whom are interested in their language."

DATE OF INFO: 2011

SPEAKER ATTITUDE: Bardi people are proud of their language.
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: One Arm Point school is very supportive of the language at One Arm Point.
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): Roman
More on Orthography: "There has been a community orthography in use since 1990."

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
380
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 1996 census. "Includes 16 Bardi dialect, 3 Jawi dialect."

DATE OF INFO: 1996

PLACES: Australia;

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

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

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

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

Severely endangered

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

DATE OF INFO: 1999

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~25
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Spoken by approximately 25 elderly people in northwestern Australia

TRANSMISSION

Scripts (Writing system): Roman
More on Orthography: This book has a lot of information about Bardi Jaawi traditional life and words for how to talk about it.

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