Ngarla language
Ngarla is a Pama–Nyungan language of coastal Western Australia. It is possibly mutually intelligible with Panyjima and Martuthunira, but the three are considered distinct languages.
| Ngarla | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Port Hedland area of Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Ngarla |
| Extinct | Critically endangered |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nrk |
| Glottolog | ngar1296 |
| AIATSIS | A79 |
| ELP | Ngarla |
Ngarla is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Ngarla is a member of the Ngayarda branch of the Pama–Nyungan languages. Dench (1995) believed there was insufficient data to enable it to be confidently classified, but Bowern & Koch (2004) include it without proviso.
Ngarla is spoken near Port Hedland. The "Ngarla" on the Ashburton River is a dialect of a different, though possibly related, language, Yinhawangka.
According to the Irra Wangga Language Centre, "Ngarla is no longer spoken today, although there remain some community members who know some words and phrases in the language".
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