Endangered Languages Project - Gagudju

Gagudju

^{[aka Abedal, Abiddul, Arwur]}

Classification: Isolate

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dormant

ALSO KNOWN AS		Abedal, Abiddul, Arwur, Auwur, Awoy, Gagadju , Gagadu, Gagadyu, Gaguju, Ka:ka:dju, Kakadju, Kakadu, Kakaju, Kakakta, Kakata, Kakatu, Kakdju, Kakdjuan, Kakudju, Karkadoo, Katata, A:rwu:r, Abdedal, Awur, Gaagudju
CLASSIFICATION		Isolate
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		gbu
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Wada
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “The man who attended his own wake” . Mackinolty, Chips (2002) Fairfax Media

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Big Bill Neidjie, the last fluent speaker of the Gagadju language, died in May, 2002.

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1
Native speakers worldwide

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(Wurm 2007)

DATE OF INFO: 2007

PLACES: Australia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Northern Territory, Oenpelli."

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1981

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