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ALSO KNOWN AS		Inawangga, Inawongga, Ngaunmardi. Nalawonga, Ngalawongga, Ngalawonga, Ngarla, Ngarla-warngga
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Ngayarta
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ywg
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Information from: “How many languages were spoken in Australia?” . Claire Bowern (2011)

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<4
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In 2004 there were estimated to be less than four speakers of the Yinhawangka language. A number of people are partial speakers, have a passive knowledge of Yinhawangka and many more identify as being from Yinhawangka heritage. Yinhawangka is classified as a critically endangered language... Most speakers are elderly with some children of speakers having a strong partial knowledge of the language. There appear to be no children who are speaking the language as a first or strong second language."

DATE OF INFO: 2004

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "The Yinhawangka people traditionally lived around an area in the Pilbara to the south east of the town of Onslow. It covers the area containing the Angelo River, Ashburton River, Hardey River, Kunderong Range, Mount Vernon Station, Rocklea and Turee Creek... Remaining Yinhawangka speakers live in the community of Bellary Springs located between the towns of Tom Price and Paraburdoo, and in the town of Tom Price."

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(AUSTLANG)

DATE OF INFO: 2006

PLACES: Australia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Western Australia: Angelo river; Ashburton river; Hardey river; Kunderong range; Mount Vernon station; Rocklea; Turee creek."

	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.								-23.91785237, 117.5628279
	2009	Yinhawangka					http://www.wangkamaya.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=164&Itemid=325	Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre	Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre. 2009. "Yinhawangka." Online: http://www.wangkamaya.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=164&Itemid=325.	<4	2004	1-9	"In 2004 there were estimated to be less than four speakers of the Yinhawangka language. A number of people are partial speakers, have a passive knowledge of Yinhawangka and many more identify as being from Yinhawangka heritage. Yinhawangka is classified as a critically endangered language... Most speakers are elderly with some children of speakers having a strong partial knowledge of the language. There appear to be no children who are speaking the language as a first or strong second language."	Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		"The Yinhawangka people traditionally lived around an area in the Pilbara to the south east of the town of Onslow. It covers the area containing the Angelo River, Ashburton River, Hardey River, Kunderong Range, Mount Vernon Station, Rocklea and Turee Creek... Remaining Yinhawangka speakers live in the community of Bellary Springs located between the towns of Tom Price and Paraburdoo, and in the town of Tom Price."
18th	2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	SIL International	Dallas, Texas	http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.	3	2006	1-9	(AUSTLANG)	Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Australia	"Western Australia: Angelo river; Ashburton river; Hardey river; Kunderong range; Mount Vernon station; Rocklea; Turee creek."

Yinhawangka

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<4

Critically endangered

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3

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Yinhawangka

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Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<4

Critically endangered

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3

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