Ngarrindjeri language
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The Ngarrindjeri language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Ngarrindjeri people of South Australia’s lower Murray River, Coorong, and Lakes region.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
ⓘ
Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Narrinyeri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngarrinyeri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ngarrindjeri cultural renaissance ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
linguist Christina Eira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
linguist Mary-Anne Gale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Ngarrindjeri dictionary and grammar materials ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ngarrindjeri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | ngar1286 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority (for cultural and language matters) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
oral tradition
ⓘ
place names in the lower Murray and Coorong regions ⓘ song and storytelling ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between long and short vowels
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rich consonant inventory typical of Pama–Nyungan languages ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
community language programs in South Australia
ⓘ
documentation and dictionary projects ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | Ngarrindjeri Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | relatively free word order ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | moribund in the 20th century ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | nay ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ngarrindjeri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Coorong coastal lagoon in South Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Albert region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Alexandrina region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Murray River in South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Lower Murray languages of South Australia ⓘ |
| status |
revival language
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Lower Murray languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
community language centres in South Australia
ⓘ
some schools in the Ngarrindjeri region ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Coorong region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakes region of South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ lower Murray River region ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial contexts
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community education ⓘ cultural practices ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.