N58: Jalakuru

AIATSIS code: 
N58
AIATSIS reference name: 
Jalakuru

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Jalakuru language N58
Thesaurus heading people
Jalakuru people N58
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
Iwaidja (Djalakuru)
Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Djalakuru
Tindale (1974)
Jalakuru
O'Grady et al (1966)
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Glottocode
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Other sources
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Synonyms
Iwaidja, Djalakuru, Adawuli, Gaari, Garrig, Jaako, Jiwadza, Marlgu, Oitbi, Uruku, Wurango, Djalaguru
Comment
Comments: 
This name was reported by Tindale (1974), who refers to G.W.Earl in the Journal of Royal Geographic Society London 1846, as the reference. Apart from its location, no information appears to be available.
References: 
  • Schmidt, Wilhelm. 1919. Die Gliederung der australischen Sprachen: geographische, bibliographische, linguistische. Grundzuge der Erforschung der australischen Sprachen. Wien: Mechitharisten-Buch.
  • Earl, George. 1853. The native races of the Indian Archipelago: Papuans. H. Bailliere.
  • Capell, Arthur. 1963. Linguistic survey of Australia. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
  • Ray, Sydney. 1897. Note on the languages of North-West Australia. Royal Anthropological Institute -- Journal, v.27, 346-360.
  • 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: 
Coast from west of Goulburn Island at Angularli Creek to about Malay Bay at entrance to Mountnorris Bay; also inland (no recent references) (Tindale 1974).
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
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
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Manuscript note: 
not available
Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 
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Classification
SourceFamilyGroupSub-groupNameRelationship
Ethnologue (2005)
Dixon (2002)
Wurm (1994)
Walsh (1981)
Oates (1975)Djalaguru
Wurm (1972)
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)