Yawuru language
E808797
The Yawuru language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Yawuru people of the Broome region in Western Australia, known for ongoing revitalization efforts after significant decline.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
ⓘ
Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ revitalized language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yawuru Native Title Holders Aboriginal Corporation
NERFINISHED
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local schools in Broome ⓘ |
| communityGoal |
integration into school curricula
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intergenerational transmission ⓘ normalization in everyday community use ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key marker of Yawuru identity
ⓘ
repository of traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| documentation |
archival recordings of elders
ⓘ
grammars and dictionaries compiled by linguists ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yawuru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | yawu1243 ⓘ |
| hasISOCode | ISO 639-3: ywr ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | small consonant inventory typical of Australian languages ⓘ |
| hasResource |
Yawuru language learning materials
ⓘ
online wordlists and phrasebooks ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
contrastive vowel length ⓘ pronominal prefixes on verbs ⓘ rich case system ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| region |
Broome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kimberley, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalization |
adult language classes
ⓘ
community-based language programs ⓘ digital resources development ⓘ documentation projects ⓘ school-based teaching initiatives ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Broome region NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Nyulnyulan languages (often associated regionally) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
historical government policies
ⓘ
language shift to English ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Kimberley region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roebuck Bay area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural ceremonies
ⓘ
local toponyms and place names ⓘ song and storytelling ⓘ |
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