Bandjalang
[également appelé Bandjelang, Bogganger, Bundala]Classification : Pama-Nyungan
·en grand danger
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En grand danger
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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a few
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a good number
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"There are still a few people who can speak the language fluently and who use it with each other, though for a restricted range of functions. A good number of people of all ages (including children) use some Bundjalung words in their English (for such things as turtle, echidna, witchetty grubs, bodily functions, food and cigarettes), and a number (prticularly at Baryulgil) use soem Bundjalung phrases within English."
- TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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"Attitudes towards 'sharing' the language with whites have varied from community to community. One community, near Coraki, has generally been antagonistic towards white - unless, understandably, they were trusted friends with an understanding of the culture. Others, both as individuals and as groups, have been keen for the language - and some cultural activities also - to be preserved, and to be taught to any interested person, irrespective of race."
- ATTITUDE DES LOCUTEURS
- Mixed/positive
- SOUTIEN GOUVERNEMENTAL
- School language programs and courses
- SOUTIEN INSTITUTIONNEL
- Kombumerri Aboriginal Corporation
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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English
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
"In the first place, a sizeable number of Aboriginal people of Bundjalung ancestry want to know more about this part of their inheritance. Some of them remember the days when use of the language was strongly discouraged by white disfavor and by the perception of their older relatives that it was to their advantage to use English. Many people recently have come to the realization that it should not be a thing of shame to use their old language...now those who remember only snatches of the language want to revive it and learn more."
- Caractères, systèmes d'écriture et orthographes
- Yes
- Orthographe
"The written mode is also important. Some worksheets can be designed where words must be matched with pictures, again reinforcing the association of objects and actions with Bundjalung words."
- PLACES
- Australia