Endangered Languages Project - Yulparija

Yulparija

^{[aka Yulparrija, Yilparitja, Yulbaridja]}

Classification: Pama-Nyungan

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Yulparrija, Yilparitja, Yulbaridja, Yulbaridya, Nangatara, Nangadjara, Njangadjara, Julbaritja, Julbaritja (of Man-gala), Yulbari-dja, Julbaridja, Ilbaridja, Nanidjara, Nangi, Mangai, Mangi, Julbre, YulapaRitʸa,Yulparitja
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Wati
CODE AUTHORITY		LINGUIST List
LANGUAGE CODE		1kh
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Information from: “Yulparija” . Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre (2009)

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~100
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Yulparija language is spoken in and around the Bidyadanga community by approximately 100 people.... Many more people have a partial or passive knowledge of the language and many more identify as being from Yulparija heritage and speak English only or another Indigenous language."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Yulparija people are traditionally multilingual, and most of the old people learned English as their fifth or sixth language."

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Yulparija people originally came from the central Great Sandy Desert area to the south east of Bidyadanga Community on the western Kimberley coast of WA... Yulparija language is spoken in and around the Bidyadanga community."

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~200
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

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