Miriwoong language
Miriwoong, also written Miriuwung and Miriwung, is an Aboriginal Australian language which today has fewer than 20 fluent speakers, most of whom live in or near Kununurra in Western Australia. All of the fluent speakers are elderly and the Miriwoong language is considered to be critically endangered. However, younger generations tend to be familiar with a lot of Miriwoong vocabulary which they use when speaking Kimberley Kriol or Aboriginal English.
Miriwoong | |
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Region | Kununurra, Western Australia |
Ethnicity | Miriwung |
Native speakers | 168 (2021 census) |
Jarrakan
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Dialects | |
Miriwoong Sign Language | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mep |
Glottolog | miri1266 |
AIATSIS | K29 |
ELP | Miriwoong |
(red) Miriwoong language
(purple) other Jarrakan languages (grey) other non-Pama-Nyungan languages |
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