N5: Alura

AIATSIS code: 
N5
AIATSIS reference name: 
Alura

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
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Thesaurus heading people
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
Jaminjung (Alura)
Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Alura
Tindale (1974)
Allura, Hallurra, Nallura.
O'Grady et al (1966)
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Glottocode
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Other sources
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Synonyms
Jaminjung, Djamindjung, Allura, Hallurra, Nallura
Comment
Comments: 
Capell (1963) and Tindale (1974) provide the location of Alura, but the former says there is no linguistic data. Based on the information available, Alura is unlikely to be a language name. Accordingly it is not included as a language heading in the Thesaurus.
References: 
  • Capell, Arthur. 1963. Linguistic survey of Australia. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
  • 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: 
Unconfirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
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Location information: 

Northern bank of lower Victoria River from mouth eastward nearly to Bradshaw (Tindale 1974, Capell 1963).

Maps: 
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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
1975Oates5
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: 
not available
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)          
Oates (1975)       Alura  
Wurm (1972)          
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)