N180: Urrirrk

AIATSIS code: 
N180
AIATSIS reference name: 
Urrirrk

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Urrirrk language N180
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
Urrirrk, Wurilg, Urilg [Top End Handbook]
Synonyms
Urrirk, Wurilg, Urilg, Wurdirrk
Comment
Comments: 

Baker (New Top End Handbook) says this is the western dialect of Amurdak N47. Documentation on Amurdak N47 may be relelvant. 

 

References: 
  • Baker, Brett. 1996. New Top End Handbook. AILEC 0626.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
NT
Location information: 

Paw Paw beach (Western dialect of Amurdak) (Top End Handbook).

Maps: 
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Language Matters: Wurdirrk and Manangkardi
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 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)   NORTH-WEST ARNHEM LAND SUBGROUP*   Urrirk Amurdag (=Wardadjbak. A'mooridiyu) dialects: Urrirk, Didjurra
Wurm (1994)          
Walsh (1981)          
Oates (1975)          
Wurm (1972)          
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)