N53: Mengerrdji

AIATSIS code: 
N53
AIATSIS reference name: 
Mengerrdji

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Mengerrdji language N53
Thesaurus heading people
Mengerrdji people N53
ABN name
Mengerrdji language
ABS name
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Horton name
Gunwinggu (Mengerrdji/Menngarr)
Ethnologue name
Mangerr
ISO 639-3 code
zme
Tindale name
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Tindale (1974)
Berrigurruk ; Erei ; Eri ; Rereri ; Reveri
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode
mang1382
Other sources
Mengerdji, Mangerdji, Mengerr, Mengerei, Mangeri, Manger, Mangarryu (name used by their northern neighbours, the Amurdak), Mangeryu [Top End Handbook] Mangarr, Mangarryu, Mengerrdji [Harvey PMS 5822] Mengerri [Birch 2006:3]
Synonyms
Mangerr, Gunwinggu, Mengerrdji/Menngarr, Kunwinjku, Mangeri, Menngarr, Ari, Eireij, Ere, Erei, Erej, Erre, Mangerei, Mennagi, Mengerei, Mengerdji, Mangerdji, Mengerr, Manger, Mangarryu, Mangeryu, Berrigurruk ; Erei ; Eri ; Rereri ; Reveri ; Mirarr
Comment
Comments: 

This is a dialect of Giimbiyu N220 (Harvey 1992 and Thieberger 1993). 

The Mirarr community comprises three language groups: Mirarr Gundjeihmi N71, Mirarr Urningangk N66 and Mirarr Mengerrdji N53.

See also Erre N55.

 

 

 

References: 
  • Birch, Bruce. 2006. A first dictionary of Erre, Mengerrdji and Urningangk: three languages from the Alligator Rivers region of the north western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Jabiru, NT: Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation.
  • Harvey, Mark. ca 1992. Darwin area languages. (PMS 5822).
  • Baker, Brett. New Top End Handbook (FileMaker database). (AILEC 0626).
  • Harvey, Mark. 1992. The Gaagudju people and their language, University of Sydney: PhD. (MS 3156).
  • Kyle, Geoffrey, Andrew Masterson, Justin O'Brien and Gundjehmi Aboriginal Corporation. 2010. The Mirarr : yesterday, today and tomorrow : a socioeconomic update. Jabiru, N.T. : Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
NT
Location information: 

Oenpelli (Harvey 1992, Thieberger 1993).

... the country to the north of, and including, the present-day community of Oenpelli (Birch 2006:3).

 

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Programs
Activities: 
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People: 
Joy Harris
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 Less than 20 pages 1
Text Collection None 0
Grammar A few articles 1
Audio-visual Less than 1 1
Manuscript note: 
Available
Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 

Birch, Bruce. 2006. A first dictionary of Erre, Mengerrdji and Urningangk: three languages from the Alligator Rivers region of the north western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Jabiru, NT: Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation.

Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005) Giimbiyu     Mangerr Mangerr [dialects: Intelligible with Urningangg (Black)]
Dixon (2002)       Mengerrdji Giimbiyu dialects: Urningangk, Mengerrdji, Erre
Wurm (1994) Mangerrian Mangerri   Mangerri  
Walsh (1981) Mangerrian Mangerric   Mangerr  
Oates (1975) Mengereian Mengereiic   Mengerei  
Wurm (1972) Mangerian (Mengereian) Mangeric (Mengereiic)   Mangeri (Mengerei)  
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966) Mangerian Mangeric   Mangeri