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 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. It is a member of the Western branch of the 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, and this view is supported by those linguists who have worked on the languages, including Claire Bowern and William McGregor.
There is considerable documentation of the Bardi language, but most of it is unpublished.
[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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