C28: Akarre

AIATSIS code: 
C28
AIATSIS reference name: 
Akarre

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Akarre language C28
Thesaurus heading people
Akarre people C28
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
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Ethnologue name
Arrarnta, Western [Akerre]
ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
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Tindale (1974)
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode
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Other sources
Synonyms
Arrarnta, Western, Akara
Comment
Comments: 

Akarre is an Arandic language C48 variety. Wilkins describes Akarre as a dialect of 'Eastern Arrernte', along with 'Northern Arrernte', Mparntwe (Central) Arrente, Ikngerre-ipenhe (Eastern Arrernte), and Antekerrepenhe C12. He provides an overview of the Arandic languages with two major sub-groups: Artwe (~Urtwe) composed of Upper Arrernte (Eastern Arrernte, Western Arrernte C47, Alyawarr C14, Anmatyerr C8.1) and Lower Arrernte (Lower South Arandic).

The other major subgroup is called Artweye, with one member Kaytetye C13 (in Henderson 2013:12) See also Arrernte C8, Pertame C46; Lower Arrernte C29; Ayerrerenge G12 and Antekerrepenhe C12.

 

References: 
  • Cleary, S., A. Webb and G. Gunn. 1994. Akarre Arrernte mythology and places of the Dulcie Ranges, Central Australia: transcript of taped conversations with Traditional Owners. (MS 3542).
  • Henderson, John. 2013. Topics in eastern and central Arrernte grammar. Muenchen : LINCOM Europa.
  • Hoogenraad, Robert and Brenda Thornley. 2003. Aboriginal languages of Central Australia and the places where they are spoken. Alice Springs: Jukurrpa Books.
  • Sutton, Peter. 1995. Country: Aboriginal boundaries and land ownership in Australia. Canberra: Aboriginal History Inc.
  • Turner, Margaret Kemarre, Veronica Dobson and Barry McDonald. 2010. Iwenhe tyerrtye : what it means to be an Aboriginal person. Alice Springs, N.T. : IAD Press.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
NT
Location information: 

... the best evidence on Akarr (Davis's Akaarra) puts it on and east of the Plenty River, east of Jervois (Breen in Sutton 1995:149). Alcoota and Harts Range (Wilkins in Sutton 1995:153).

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Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
1996Census-
2001Census-
2004NILS1-
2005Estimate-
2006Census-
2011Census-
2014NILS2
2016Census-
2018-2019NILS3

Speaker numbers were measured differently across the censuses and various other sources listed in AUSTLANG. You are encouraged to refer to the sources.

Speaker numbers for ‘NILS 2004’ and ‘2005 estimate’ come from 'Table F.3: Numbers of speakers of Australian Indigenous languages (various surveys)' in 'Appendix F NILS endangerment and absolute number results' in McConvell, Marmion and McNicol 2005, pages 198-230 (PDF, 2.5MB).

Documentation
Type Documentation Status Documentation Score
Word list None 0
Text Collection None 0
Grammar None 0
Audio-visual None 0
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005) Pama-Nyungan Arandic   Arrarnta, Western [Akerre] Arrarnta, Western [dialects: Western Aranda, Akerre (Akara), Southern Aranda. Close to Alyawarr and Gaidid]
Dixon (2002)          
Wurm (1994)          
Walsh (1981)          
Oates (1975) Pama-Nyungan Arandic Urtwa Akara  
Wurm (1972) Pama-Nyungan Arandic Urtwa Akara  
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966) Pama-Nyungan Arandic Urtwa Akara