L51: Mikiri-nganha

AIATSIS code: 
L51
AIATSIS reference name: 
Mikiri-nganha

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Thesaurus heading language
Mikiri-nganha language L51
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Tindale (1974)
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Other sources
Mungathirri-nganha 'from the high sandhills' [Hercus 1994:7] Northern Wongkonguru [Elkin 1938-40]
Synonyms
Mungathirri nganha from the high sandhills
Comment
Comments: 
According to Hercus (1994:6-7), Mikiri-nganha is one of three dialects of Wangkagurru L27, the other two being Wangkatyaka L54 and Eastern Wangkangurru L67. Hercus says that Mikiri-nganha (meaning 'from the native wells'), which has also been known as Mungathirri-nganha ('from the high sand hills'), is the Simpson Desert form of Wankangurru. Documentation on Wangkagurru may be relevant.
References: 
  • Hercus, Luise Anna. 1994. A grammar of the Arabana-Wangkangurru language, Lake Eyre Basin, South Australia: Pacific Linguistics C-128. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
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Confirmed
Location
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SA
NT
Location information: 
Simpson desert (Hercus 1994:7).
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Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
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2014NILS2
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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).

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Classification
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Ethnologue (2005)
Dixon (2002)LAKE EYRE BASIN AREAL GROUPNorth and west Lake Eyre Basin group Blake and Breen (1971)Mikiri-nganhaArabana/Wangkangurru Hercus (1994) further dialects: Pilta-Palta, Wangkakupa, Midlaliri, Mikiri-nganha
Wurm (1994)
Walsh (1981)
Oates (1975)
Wurm (1972)
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)