Endangered Languages Project - Kaanju

Kaanju

^{[aka Kandju, Kaantyu, Gandju]}

Classification: Pama-Nyungan

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Kandju, Kaantyu, Gandju, Gandanju, Kamdhue, Kandyu, Kanyu, Karnu, Jabuda, Neogulada, Yaldiye-Ho, Ka:ntju, Ka:ndyu, Kantju, Karnju, Karndheu, Karntju, Karnyu, Kamdheu, Ka-ntyu, Kan·ntyu, Kambhue,Kanju
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Paman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kbe
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages” . Christopher Moseley (2007) Routledge

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<50
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In 1981, possibly fifty speakers were reported. The number of speakers has been decreasing considerably since."

DATE OF INFO: 1981

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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"The language is seriously endangered."

PLACES: Australia: Northern Queensland, central Cape York Peninsula.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

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

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from Wurm and Hattori (1981).

PLACES: Australia;

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