Nyiyaparli language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nyiyaparli |
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|---|---|
| "Nijadali" | |
| Native to | Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Bailgu, Niabali |
| Native speakers | 3 (2005 & 2006 census)aiatsis (census data seem to be repeated for Jauna & Palyku) |
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
Palyku
Nankilakuthu ('high' or padupadu dialect)
Martuyitha ('low' dialect)
?Ngulipartu (self-reported)
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| AIATSIS | A50 |
Nyiyaparli (Nyiyabali, Njijabali, or misspelled Nijadali) is a nearly extinct Pama–Nyungan language spoken by the Palyku (Bailko) and Niabali (Jana) people of Western Australia. There's a formal language register known as padupadu.
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