A107: Nawurtu

AIATSIS code: 
A107
AIATSIS reference name: 
Nawurtu

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Nawurtu language A107
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According to the Kimberley Handbook, Nawurtu is the inland dialect of three Karajarri A64 dialects, the other two being Najanaja A106 on the coast and Nangu A105 in the middle. McGregor (2004:9) says that owners of the Nangu, Nawurtu and Najanaja language varieties regard them as types of Karajarri and use both the general and more specific terms in reference to their language.

McKelson (MS 2688) says that Capell, Worms and Nekes have made studies of Najanaja with reference made to inland Karajarri.

 

References: 
  • McKelson, Kevin. 1989. Studies in Karajarri. (MS 2688).
  • McKelson Kevin & Tommy Dodd. 2007. Nganarna nyangumarta karajarrimili ngurranga = We Nyangumarta in the country of the Karajarri : excerpts from field notes in Northern Nyangumarta.
  • McGregor, William. 2004. The languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia. New York: RoutledgeCurzon.
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WA
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... east of Bidyadanga (McKelson & Dodd 2007:191).

 

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Year Source Speaker numbers
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1990Schmidt-
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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).

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