Kwini
PrintA language of Australia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Cuini, Gunin, Gwiini, Gwini, Kunan, Wunambal
Population
50 (Black 1983). In 1979, 50 speakers were reported. Number of speakers has seriously dropped (Wurm 2007).
Location
Western Australia, Kalumburu.
Language Maps
Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Language Use
Most children speak Aboriginal English [eng] as L1 (2007). Few children.
Language Development
Dictionary.
Language Resources
Ethnonym: Kwini. Glossonym: Goonan (Kunan). Gwini is Wunambal word for ‘east’ and was used by some people to refer to both Kwini and Wunambal (Yeidji)[wub].