Malgana language
E909325
The Malgana language is an Aboriginal Australian language traditionally spoken by the Malgana people of Western Australia’s Shark Bay region.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
ⓘ
Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ human language ⓘ |
| AIATSISCode | W18 ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Malgana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Malgana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologName | Malgana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Malgana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malgana (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Malguna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCaseSystem | ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Malgana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
cultural heritage of Shark Bay
ⓘ
traditional stories and songs of Malgana people ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | malg1248 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | subject–object–verb word order ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive length in vowels
ⓘ
three-vowel system ⓘ typical Australian consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationGoal | increase number of speakers among Malgana youth GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasStatusInAustralia | Aboriginal heritage language ⓘ |
| hasUsageTrend | declining number of fluent speakers ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isAssociatedWith | Shark Bay World Heritage Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDocumentedBy | AIATSIS language resources ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn | ethnographic and linguistic surveys of Shark Bay ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | vml ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Southwest Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Nhanda language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wajarri language NERFINISHED ⓘ other languages of the Gascoyne region ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | language revitalisation programs in Western Australia ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | some community-based language classes in Western Australia ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | revival language ⓘ |
| region | Gascoyne region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shark Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Aboriginal Australian language ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Denham area
ⓘ
Hamelin Pool area ⓘ Peron Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Shark Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Malgana community organizations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.