Endangered Languages Project

Note on Australian languages with no known speakers: For some languages, we haven't been able to confirm speaker numbers. In other cases, there isn't anyone who has grown up speaking the language, but there are still people who identify with the language, and who are working to revitalize their languages. We've chosen to include these languages in the Catalogue for this reason.

ALSO KNOWN AS		Maraura, Maroura, Marowera, Jakajako, Yaakoyaako, Waimbo, Margu, Ajokoot, Jaako, Terutong, Terrutong, Raffles Bay, Croker Island, Yaako, Yako, Ma:go, Marg, Margo, Marlgu,Marrku
CLASSIFICATION		Unclassified, Iwaidjan?
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		mhg
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
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Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In 1981, possibly four speakers were reported. Now only one speaker remaining."

DATE OF INFO: 1981

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"Moribund."

PLACES: Australia: Northern Arnhem Land, northern Northern Territory, on Croker Island.

Critically endangered

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

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from N. Evans (2000).

PLACES: Australia;

Critically endangered

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

DATE OF INFO: 2000

			2007	Australasia and the Pacific	Atlas of the World's Languages	97-126		R. E. Asher and Christopher Moseley	Routledge			4			Darrell Tryon	Tryon, Darrell. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by R. E. Asher and Christopher Moseley. 97-126. Routledge.		1	2000	1-9		Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)				M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX				http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	1		1-9	Data for the number of native speakers comes from N. Evans (2000).	Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Australia;
			2011	How many languages were spoken in Australia?			Also includes subsequent additions by CB directly into ElCat							http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx	Claire Bowern	Claire Bowern. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?" Online: http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx.
			2012	LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)							Institute for Language Information and Technology		Eastern Michigan University	http://llmap.org	Anthony Aristar and Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie	Anthony Aristar, Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie. 2012. "LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)." Online: http://llmap.org.												-11.147622,132.560164
				World Oral Literature Project										http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		1		1-9		Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
070071197X	3	1	2007	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages					Routledge	Abingdon					Christopher Moseley	Moseley, Christopher. 2007. Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X	ll_pub	1	1981	1-9	"In 1981, possibly four speakers were reported. Now only one speaker remaining."	Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	"Moribund."	15	15	Australia: Northern Arnhem Land, northern Northern Territory, on Croker Island.

Marrgu

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Marrgu

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