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ALSO KNOWN AS		Kukuyimidir, Koko Imudji, Gugu Yimijir, Guugu Yimithirr, Gugu-Yimidhirr, Koko Yimidir, Kokojimoji, Kokoyimidir, Gogo-Yimidjir, Koko-jimidir, Jimidir, Gug-Imudji, Kookoyuma, Kookoymma, Guugu Yimidhirr, Kuku Yimidyi, Balara, Boolcanara, Bullangi, Bulponara, Bulpoonarra Djidjul, Emoji, Galai, Garburnga, Gu.gu Yimidir, I:du Imudji, Ithu Jidhu, Jimudji, Jungkurara, Junkara, Kalay,Guguyimidjir
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Yalandyic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kky
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Ngegudi Dhalun-dhirr Waguurr-ga
DOWNLOAD		As csv
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Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<20
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
400

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

"Today the situation is deteriorating, with fewer fluent speakers, and less knowledge of the language by others in the ethnic group."

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Children prefer Aboriginal English

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200-300?
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
740?
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
740 (1996 census). 200–300 know and understand. Ethnic population: 400 (Schmidt 1991).

PLACES: Australia;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<800
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

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

DATE OF INFO: 1991

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
783
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2006

Endangered

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

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide

May		5469	2000	Learning the World's Languages Before They Vanish		1156-1159				Science	288			http://www.jstor.org/stable/3075227?origin=JSTOR-pdf	Bernice Wuethrich	Wuethrich, Bernice. 2000. "Learning the World's Languages Before They Vanish." In Science, 288: 1156-1159. Online: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3075227?origin=JSTOR-pdf.			<800		100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
			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.			~200	1991	100-999				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	740?	200-300?		100-999	740 (1996 census). 200–300 know and understand. Ethnic population: 400 (Schmidt 1991).			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.														-15.16061049,144.9904848
				Austlang: Australian Indigenous Languages Database					AIATSIS			Canberra		http://austlang.aiatsis.gov.au		AUSTLANG: Australian Indigenous Languages Database. (19 October, 2009.)	ll_pub		783	2006	100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
August			2008	Peter K Austin's top 10 endangered languages						The Guardian				http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/aug/27/endangered.languages	Peter Austin	Austin, Peter. 2008. "Peter K Austin's Top 10 Endangered Languages." In The Guardian, Online: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/aug/27/endangered.languages.			~200		100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	3rd		2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing			Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		1,000		1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
				World Oral Literature Project										http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			25		10-99				Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
			2007	Australasia and the Pacific	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	425-577		Christopher Moseley	Routledge			London and New York			Stephen Wurm	Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.		400	<20		10-99		Children prefer Aboriginal English	200-300 know and understand but prefer English	Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	"Today the situation is deteriorating, with fewer fluent speakers, and less knowledge of the language by others in the ethnic group."	13

Guugu-Yimidhirr

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<20

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200-300?

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<800

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~200

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

783

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~200

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000

Discussion

Guugu-Yimidhirr

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<20

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200-300?

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<800

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~200

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

783

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~200

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000

Discussion

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