N211: Nhangu

AIATSIS code: 
N211
AIATSIS reference name: 
Nhangu

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Nhangu language N211
Thesaurus heading people
ABN name
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ABS name
Nhangu
Horton name
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Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Nango
Tindale (1974)
Nangu, Nhangu, Murungga (name of Mooroonga Island), Miarrmiarr (? a clan).
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode
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Other sources
Synonyms
Nango, Nangu, Murungga, Miarrmiarr
Comment
Comments: 

The online Yolngu Matha dictionary describes nhangu'mirri a language spoken by Bararrngu N129, Bararrpararr N228, Gamalangga N100, Golpa N130, Gurryindi N212, Yalukal N107 and Yan-nhangu N72 clans.

Schebeck includes the same clans and adds Walamangu N79 (2011: 15-16).

For Yolngu languages see Yolngu Matha N230.

 

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References: 
  • Greatorex, John. 2014. Yolngu Matha Dictionary http://yolngudictionary.cdu.edu.au/
  • Schebeck, Bernhard. 2001. Dialect and social groupings in northeast Arnheim [i.e. Arnhem] Land vol. 7: LINCOM studies in Australian languages, no. 7. München: Lincom Europa.
  • 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: 
NT
Location information: 

Wessel Islands east of Brown Strait; on Cunningham Islands; at Elcho Island, Drysdale Island, Mooroonga and Yabooma islands in the Crocodile group; on Banyan Island at the mouth of the Woolen River (Tindale 1974).

 

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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-
2006Census0
2011Census4
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)   YOLNGU SUBGROUP* Northern Yolngu subgroup* Nhangu  
Wurm (1994)          
Walsh (1981)          
Oates (1975)       Nhangu  
Wurm (1972)          
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)