A32: Nakako

AIATSIS code: 
A32
AIATSIS reference name: 
Nakako

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Nakako language A32
Thesaurus heading people
Nakako people A32
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
Nakako
Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Nakako
Tindale (1974)
Nakaku, Nangako, Nangakopitja (Pitjandjara name), Wanudjara.
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode
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Other sources
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Synonyms
Nakaku, Nangako, Nangakopitja, Wanudjara
Comment
Comments: 
Tindale (1974) treats Wanudjara as an alternative name of Nakako. However, the location of Wanudjara given on Berndt's map (1959) does not correspond to its location in Tindale (1974), Walsh (1981) or Horton (1996).
References: 
  • Berndt, Ronald. 1959. The concept of the tribe in the Western Desert of Australia. Oceania 30(2):81-107.
  • Horton, David. 1996. Aboriginal Australia. Canberra: AIATSIS.
  • Tindale, Norman B. 1974. Aboriginal tribes of Australia: their terrain, environmental controls, distribution, limits, and proper names. Berkeley: University of California Press/Canberra: Australian National University Press.
  • Walsh, Michael. 1981. Maps of Australia and Tasmania. In Language atlas of the Pacific area Pt 1, eds S. A. Wurm and Shirô Hattori. Canberra: Australian Academy of the Humanities.
Status: 
Potential data
Location
State / Territory: 
WA
Location information: 

South and southwest of the Blackstone Ranges; at Bell Rock Range (Tindale 1974).

Maps: 
  • Tindale, Norman. 1974. Tribal boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. Canberra: Division of National Mapping, Department of National Development.
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Tindale 1974
Programs
Activities: 
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People: 
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Indigenous organisations: 
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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 Less than 20 pages 1
Text Collection None 0
Grammar None 0
Audio-visual Less than 1 1
Manuscript note: 
tape transcription/field note available (Tindale) - unclear status
Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)          
Dixon (2002)          
Wurm (1994) Pama-Nyungan South-West   Nakako  
Walsh (1981) Pama-Nyungan South-West Wati/Western Desert Nakako  
Oates (1975)          
Wurm (1972)          
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)