Endangered Languages Project - Palyku

Palyku

^{[aka Nijadali, Bailko, Balgu]}

Classification: Pama-Nyungan

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Nijadali, Bailko, Balgu, Balygu, Iabali, Jana, Janari, Jauna, Niabali, Njiabali, Njijabali, Njijapali, Nyiyabali, Nyiyaparli, Nyiypali, Paljgu, Bailko-Pandjima, Bailgu, Balgoo, Pulgoe, Boolgoo
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Ngayarta
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nad
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Very few
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Speaker number: 'Very few.' The language is moribund, if not extinct."

TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): None

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"[There are] several speakers at Port Hedland, Marble Bar and Nullagine."

More on Orthography: "[Spelling system:] None, but the Banyjima spelling system may be used."

PLACES: Australia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "[Spoken] from the head of the De Grey and Oakover Rivers; north-east of the Upper Fortescue River."

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

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

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data from SIL(1990).

DATE OF INFO: 1990

PLACES: Australia;

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