Ngandi language
| Ngandi | |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Territory |
Native speakers | 9 (2005 & 2006 census)[1] |
|
Arnhem
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
nid |
| Glottolog |
ngan1295[2] |
| AIATSIS[1] |
N90 |
Ngandi is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language of the Wilton River, Northern Territory. It is closely related to Nunggubuyu.
In 2017 the last fluent speaker of Ngandi, Cherry Wulumirr Daniels, began teaching the language to younger people at Ngukurr.[3]
References
- 1 2 Ngandi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Ngandi". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Felicity James (2017-04-16). "Last fluent Ngandi speaker works to pass on endangered Indigenous language". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
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