N216: Ngurruwula

AIATSIS code: 
N216
AIATSIS reference name: 
Ngurruwula

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Tindale (1974)
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?urruwulu [Keen 1978]
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Comment
Comments: 

Bowern and James list the linguistic affiliation of Ngurruwulu (N216) with Yan-nhangu N72 and with Yirritja moiety; Yan-nhangu N72 is a member of the Nhangu dialect cluster (Bowern and James, 2010:361).

For Yolngu languages see Yolngu Matha N230.

 

References: 
  • Bowern, Claire and Bentley James. 2010. Yan-nha?u language documentation and revitalisation. In Hobson, John, Kevin Lowe, Susan Poetsch and Michael Walsh eds. Re-awakening languages: theory and practice in the revitalisation of Australia's Indigenous languages. Sydney: Sydney University Press.
  • Baymarrwannga, Laurie. 2010. A learner's guide to Yan-nhanngu :draft with updates, January 31, 2010 (MS 4752).
  • Bagshaw, Geoffrey. 1998. Gapu Dhulway, Gapu Maramba: Conceptulaisatioin and Ownership of Saltwater Among the Burarra and Yan-nhangu Peoples of Northeast Arnhem Land. In Peterson, N & Rigsby, B. Customary Marine Tenure in Australia. 154-177. Sydney: University of Sydney.
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Location
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NT
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(Yan-nhangu)

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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
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)          
Dixon (2002)          
Wurm (1994)          
Walsh (1981)          
Oates (1975)          
Wurm (1972)          
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)