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Bunaba

A language of Australia

ISO 639-3: bck

Population  160 (1996 census).
Region  Western Australia, Fitzroy Crossing area.
Language map  Northern Australia
Alternate names   Bunuba, Punapa, Punuba
Classification  Australian, Bunaban
Language use  Shifting to Kriol [rop]. Only older adults.
Language development  Dictionary. Grammar.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MIELKE, Jeff; OLSON, Kenneth S.; PATERSON, Hugh J. III; PEBLEY, Carol Jean; SANICAS-DAGUMAN, Josephine, authors. 2010. "The phonetic status of the (inter)dental approximant."  Available online

WRIGLEY, Matthew, author. 1991. Community involvement in orthography development: Devising an orthography for Bunuba.