C30: Eastern Gurindji

AIATSIS code: 
C30
AIATSIS reference name: 
Eastern Gurindji

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Eastern Gurindji language C30
Thesaurus heading people
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
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Ethnologue name
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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
Gurindji, Eastern
Comment
Comments: 
Eastern Gurindji is one of the Gurindji dialects C20 according to McConvell (1980). Documentation on Gurindji may be relevant.
References: 
  • McConvell, Patrick. 1980. Hierarchical variation in pronominal clitic attachment in the eastern Ngumbin languages. In Contributions to Australian linguistics, eds Bruce Rigsby and Peter Sutton, 31-117. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
  • Harvey, Mark. c2009. Non-Pama-Nyungan Languages: land-language associations at colonisation. AILEC 0802.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
NT
Location information: 

The general association was to the Victoria River drainage above and slightly below the junction of Wattie Creek and the Victoria (Harvey c1009) (Harvey's Gurindji appears to be equivalent of Eastern Gurindji in this database).

Maps: 
  • McConvell, Patrick. 1980. Hierarchical variation in pronominal clitic attachment in the eastern Ngumbin languages. In Contributions to Australian linguistics, eds. B Rigsby and P Sutton, 31-117. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
  • Harvey, Mark. 2008. Non-Pama-Nyungan Languages: land-language associations at colonisation (ASEDA 802).
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Programs
Activities: 
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People: 
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Indigenous organisations: 

Gurindji Aboriginal Corporation - https://www.gurindjicorp.com.au/

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
Manuscript note: 
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Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)          
Dixon (2002)          
Wurm (1994)          
Walsh (1981) Pama-Nyungan South-West Ngumbin Eastern (Gurindji) Gurindji (Guurindji) [dialects: Eastern (Gurindji), Malngin, Western (Gurindji), Wanyjirra]
Oates (1975)          
Wurm (1972)          
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)