Nyangumarta language
Nyangumarta, also written Njaŋumada, Njangamada, Njanjamarta and other variants, is a language spoken by the Nyangumarta people and other Aboriginal Australians in the region of Western Australia to the south and east of Lake Waukarlykarly, including Eighty Mile Beach, and part of the Great Sandy Desert inland to near Telfer. As of 2021 there were an estimated 240 speakers of Nyangumarta, down from a 1975 estimate of 1000.
| Nyangumarta | |
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| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Nyangumarta, Ngolibardu |
Native speakers | 240 (2021 census) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nna |
| Glottolog | nyan1301 |
| AIATSIS | A61 |
| ELP | Nyangumarta |
It has two dialects: Ngurlipartu and Wanyarli. It is the most widely spoken Aboriginal language in the town of Port Hedland.
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