Arrarnta, Western

A language of Australia

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Aranda, Arunta

Population

1,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

Northern Territory, Alice Springs area, Hermannsburg.

Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification

Dialects

Akerre (Akara), Southern Aranda, Western Aranda. Similar to Alyawarr [aly] and Kaytetye [gbb].

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Southern Aranda nearly extinct.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1956.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.