Manyjilyjarra dialect facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Manjiljarra |
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| Mandjildjara Manyjilyjarra |
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| Region | near Jigalong, Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Mandjildjara (and Mandjindja?) |
| Native speakers | 170 (2006 census); 311 (2016 census)aiatsis |
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
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| AIATSIS | A51.1 |
Manjiljarra (Manyjilyjarra, Mandjildjara) is one of the Wati languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family of Australia. It is sometimes counted as a dialect of the Western Desert Language, but is classified as a distinct language in Bowern.
It is one of the components of the Martu Wangka koine.
Sign language
Main page: Australian Aboriginal sign languages
Most of the peoples of central Australia have (or at one point had) signed forms of their languages. Among the Western Desert peoples, sign language has been reported specifically for Manjiljarra, though it is not clear from records how well developed it was.
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