Bardi language
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The Bardi language is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language of the Bardi people from the Dampier Peninsula in Western Australia, known for its complex verb morphology and rich system of spatial expressions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| aiatsisCode | K10 ⓘ |
| alignment | ergative-absolutive patterns in some domains ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Baardi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bardi Baardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationAuthority | AIATSIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| documentation |
described in reference grammar by Claire Bowern
ⓘ
documented in dictionaries and wordlists ⓘ |
| endangerment | few fluent speakers remaining ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bardi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
aspect and mood marking on verbs
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bound pronominal prefixes on verbs ⓘ complex pronominal system ⓘ demonstrative contrasts encoding distance and elevation ⓘ elaborate directional system ⓘ extensive verbal inflection ⓘ noun class-like distinctions ⓘ rich system of spatial expressions ⓘ switch-reference-like constructions ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
Lombadina community
ⓘ
One Arm Point community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | bcj ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nyulnyulan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Australian linguistic area ⓘ |
| morphology |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ |
| phonology |
small vowel inventory
ⓘ
typical Australian consonant inventory ⓘ |
| region | Dampier Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jawi language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nyulnyul language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yawuru language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalization |
community language programs
ⓘ
taught in some local schools ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Bardi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Western Nyulnyulan languages ⓘ |
| syntax | relatively free word order ⓘ |
| use |
used in place names on Dampier Peninsula
ⓘ
used in songs and ceremonies ⓘ used in traditional stories ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.