Burarra language

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Burarra
Region	Northern Territory
Native speakers	1,070 (2006 census)^[1]
Language family	Arnhem Maningrida Burarra
Dialects	Gun-narda (Gidjingaliya, Anbarra) Gun-nartpa (Gudjarlabiya)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bvr`
AIATSIS^[2]	`N82`

Burarra is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Burarra people of Arnhemland.

Other names and spellings are Barera, Bawera, Burada, Bureda, Burera, Anbarra, Gidjingaliya Gujingalia, Gujalabiya, Gun-Guragone (also used for Guragone), Jikai, Tchikai.

The Djangu people have a Burarra clan, which is sometimes confused with this language.^[3]

References

↑ Burarra reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
↑ Burarra at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
↑ Burarra (Djangu) at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Languages of Australia

English varieties

Major indigenous
languages

Language families	Arnhem Bunuban Daly (four families) Darwin Garrwan Giimbiyu Iwaidjan Jarrakan Marrgu Mirndi Nyulnyulan Pama–Nyungan Tangkic Tasmanian (4 families?) Tiwi Wagiman Worrorran Yangmanic (Wardaman)

Pidgins, creoles and
mixed languages

Sign languages

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