Miriwoong language
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Miriwoong | ||
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Spoken in: | Kununurra, Western Australia | |
Total speakers: | About 20. | |
Language family: | Jarrakan Miriwoong |
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Writing system: | Latin alphabet | |
Language codes | ||
ISO 639-1: | none | |
ISO 639-2: | aus | |
ISO 639-3: | mep | |
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. |
Miriwoong is an Australian Aboriginal language which today has about 20 speakers, most of whom live in or near Kununurra in Western Australia.
[edit] References
- Kofod, F. M. (1978). "The Miriwung language (East Kimberley): a phonological and morphological study".
- McGregor, William (2004). The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia. London, New York: Taylor & Francis.