Bardi language
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| Bardi | ||
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| Spoken in: | Australia | |
| Total speakers: | 20 speakers of Bardi proper | |
| Language family: | Nyulnyulan Western Bardic Bardi |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | aus | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | variously: bcj — Bardi djw — Djawi nyv — Njul-Njul dyb — Djabirr-Djabirr nmp — Nimanburru |
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| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
Bardi (also Baardi, Baard) is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language.
[edit] Classification
Bardi is a member of the Nyulnyulan language family.
According to R. M. W. Dixon (2002), the following dialects are mutually intelligible with Bardi:
- Djawi
- Njul-Njul
- Djabirr-Djabirr
- Ngumbarl
- Nimanburru
Ethnologue (206) treats all but Ngumbarl as distinct languages.
[edit] References
- Aklif, G. (1999). Ardiyooloon Bardi Ngaanka, One Arm Point Bardi dictionary. Halls Creek, Western Australia: Kimberley Language Resource Centre.
- Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
[edit] External links
- Ethnologue report for language code:bcj (Bardi)
- Ethnologue report for language code:djw (Djawi)
- Ethnologue report for language code:nyv (Njul-Njul)
- Ethnologue report for language code:dyb (Djabirr-Djabirr)
- Ethnologue report for language code:nmp (Nimanburru)
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