Badimaya language
Badimaya (sometimes written Badimia) is an Australian Aboriginal language. It is a member of the Kartu subgroup of the Pama–Nyungan family, spoken by the Badimaya people of the Mid West region of Western Australia.
| Badimaya | |
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| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Murchison area of Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Badimaya, Widi |
Native speakers | 20 (2021 census) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bia |
| Glottolog | badi1246 |
| AIATSIS | A14 |
| ELP | Badimaya |
Badimaya is a critically endangered language, spoken by only a handful of elderly Aboriginal people, all of whom are over 65 years of age. However, there is a passionate movement of language revival underway in the Badimaya community.
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