Ngandi language
Ngandi is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Wilton River, Northern Territory. It is closely related to Nunggubuyu.
| Ngandi | |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Ngandi |
| Extinct | 2019 (with the death of C. W. Daniels) |
Arnhem
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nid |
| Glottolog | ngan1295 |
| AIATSIS | N90 |
| ELP | Ngandi |
In 2017 the last fluent speaker of Ngandi, Cherry Wulumirr Daniels, began teaching the language to younger people at Ngukurr. She died in 2019.
A short film, Lil Bois, written in the language and directed by Daniels's nephew, was released in 2018.
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