Also Known As:
Baadi, Bard, Baardi, Badi, Barda, Ba:di, Bad, Ba:d, Baada, Baard, Boardybahrde
Dialects & Varieties
- Bardi
- Jawi
- Baard
How many languages were spoken in Australia?
Claire Bowern. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?" Online: http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguage….
Critically Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<5
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
<5
Semi-speakers or rememberers
100
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
One Arm Point school is very supportive of the language at One Arm Point.
Speakers' Attitude
Bardi people are proud of their language.
Other Languages Used By The Community
English, Kriol
Number of Other Language Speakers:
All
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Roman
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
"There has been a community orthography in use since 1990."
Recent Resources
A grammar for the Bardi language.