Miriwoong language

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Miriwoong
Spoken in: Kununurra, Western Australia
Total speakers: About 20.
Language family: Jarrakan
 Miriwoong
 
Writing system: Latin alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: aus
ISO 639-3: mep

Miriwoong is an Australian Indigenous language which today has about 20 speakers, most of whom live in or near Kununurra in Western Australia[1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gunanurang: (Kununurra) big river. Department of Environment and Conservation. East Perth, W.A. : Waters and Rivers Commission. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
  • 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.