Jaminjung language

Jaminjung is a moribund Australian language spoken around the Victoria River in the Northern Territory of Australia. There seems to be a steady increase in the number of speakers of the language with very few people speaking the language in 1967, about 30 speakers in 1991, and between 50 and 150 speakers in 2000.

Jaminjung
Native toAustralia
RegionVictoria River (Northern Territory)
Native speakers
29 (2016)
Mirndi
Dialects
  • Ngaliwuru
Language codes
ISO 639-3djd
Glottologdjam1255
AIATSISN18 Jaminjung, N19 Ngaliwurru
ELPJaminjung
 Ngaliwurru
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