D9: Nari Nari

AIATSIS code: 
D9
AIATSIS reference name: 
Nari Nari

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Nari Nari language D9
Thesaurus heading people
Nari Nari people D9
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
Nari Nari
Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Narinari
Tindale (1974)
none
O'Grady et al (1966)
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Glottocode
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Other sources
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Synonyms
Narinari, none
Comment
Comments: 
Clark (1996) notes Hercus's (1978) suggestion that Dadidadi S28 was identical to Narinari (D9). However, Hercus (2006 p.c.) agrees with Dixon that Nari Nari is a dialect of Wemba Wemba D1. Further, Hercus (1986:101) says that Dadidadi S28 (and Yidayida D7) 'had no other close associations in the area' and were 'entirely different from the Kulin languages', of which Wemba Wemba is a member.
References: 
  • Clark, Ian. 1996. Aboriginal language areas in Victoria: a reconstruction. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
  • Hercus, Luise. 1978. A note on Narinari. Papers in Australian Linguistics, no. ll. Pacific Linguistics A-51, pp. 119-132.
  • Hercus, Luise. 1986. Victorian languages: a late survey: Pacific Linguistics B-77. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
  • Hercus, Luise. 1994. A grammar of the Arabana-Wangkangurru language, Lake Eyre Basin, South Australia: Pacific Linguistics C-128. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
  • 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.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
NSW
Location information: 

Southern bank of the Lachlan River from Booligal to near Balranald; up the Murrumbidgee River to Hay; south to about Booroorban (Tindale 1974). ... from Booligal to near Balranald (Hercus 1994:101).

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Tindale 1974
Programs
Activities: 
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People: 
Luise Hercus
Indigenous organisations: 

Wiradjuri Condoblin Corporation https://wiradjuricc.com/

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: 
not available
Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)          
Dixon (2002)   WEST VICTORIAN AREAL GROUP Kulin subgroup* Nari-Nari Wemba-Wemba Hercus (1986) further dialects: Baraba-Baraba, Madhi-Madhi, Wadi-Wadi, Ladji-Ladji, Nari-Nari, Wergaya, Djadjala, Wutjabulak, Martijali, Buibatyalli, Nundatyalli, Jab-wurrung, Pirt-Koopen-Noot, Jaja-wurrung
Wurm (1994) Pama-Nyungan Kulinic   Nari Nari  
Walsh (1981) Pama-Nyungan Kulinic Kulin Nari Nari  
Oates (1975) Pama-Nyungan Kulinic Nari-Nari Nari-Nari  
Wurm (1972) Pama-Nyungan Kulinic Narinari (or Narinari Group?) Narinari  
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)