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Kala Lagaw Ya

A language of Australia

ISO 639-3: mwp

Population	930 (1996 census).
Region	Queensland, Western Torres Strait Islands, Mabuiag, Badu, Moa, Kubin, Saibai, Boigu, Dauan, Yam, Sue, Yorke, Coconut, Thursday, Bamaga Islands; Townsville.
Language map	Northern Australia
Alternate names	Kala Lagau Langgus, Kala Lagaw, Kala Yagaw Ya, Langus, Mabuiag, Yagar Yagar, Central Torres Strait
Dialects	Kalaw Kawaw.
Classification	Australian, Pama-Nyungan, Kala Lagaw Ya
Language use	Outside the language area those younger than 30 are likely to speak Torres Strait Creole [tes].
Language development	Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1994.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Hunters; fishermen; agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

KENNEDY, Judith, author. 1988. "Feasts: Celebration or obligation?."

KENNEDY, Judith; KENNEDY, Rodney J., authors. 1990. Adha gar tidi: Cultural sensitivity in Western Torres Strait.

KENNEDY, Rodney J., author. 1981. Phonology of Kala Lagaw Ya in Saibai dialect.

KENNEDY, Rodney J., author. 1984. "Semantic roles—the language speaker’s categories (in Kala Lagaw Ya)."

KENNEDY, Rodney J., author. 1985. "Clauses in Kala Lagaw Ya."

KENNEDY, Rodney J., author. 1985. "Kalaw Kawaw verbs."

KENNEDY, Rodney J., author. 1985. "Kalaw Kawaw verbs: speaker perspective and tense, mood, and aspect."

KENNEDY, Rodney J., author. 1988. "The intermediary and social distance in western Torres Strait."

Vernacular Publications

Aloep a dhoeri palamun gidha sey wasinu. 1981.

Moegina kazipa adhil. 1980.

Moegina pawlaw ya. 1980.

Moeleria kikiriw ya. 1980.