Endangered Languages Project - Bininj Gun-wok

Bininj Gun-wok

^{[aka Proto Bininj Gun-wok, Mayali, Kunwinjku]}

Classification: Gunwinyguan

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Proto Bininj Gun-wok, Mayali, Kunwinjku, Kuninjku, Gunawitji, Gundeidjeme, Gundeijeme, Gundja-jeimi, Gunwingo, Gunwingu, Gunwinygu, Koorungo, Kulunglutchi, Kulunglutji, Kundangyohmi, Maielli, Majali, Mangaridji, Mangeri, Margulitban, Neinggu, Unigangk, Urnigangg, Wengei, Wengej, Wengi, Witji, Gunwinjgu, Bininj Gun-Wok, Gunwiggu,Gunwinggu
CLASSIFICATION		Gunwinyguan, Gunwinggic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		gup
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Gumadir Muralidban Gundjeipme Naiali Gunei
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Dying Words: Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us” . Nicholas Evans (2009) John Wiley & Sons

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,600
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
974
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,410
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 1996 census.

DATE OF INFO: 1996

PLACES: Australia

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,510
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,511
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
915
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2006

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Children are still learning this language, however since overall speaker numbers are small, it is still listed as 'threatened'."

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