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Ngalkbun

A language of Australia

ISO 639-3: ngk

Population  20 (2000 N. Evans).
Region  Northern Territory, Katherine area, Oenpell, Arnhem Land.
Language map  Northern Australia
Alternate names   Bouin, Boun, Buan, Buin, Buwan, Dalabon, Dangbon, Gundangbon, Nalabon, Ngalabon, Ngalkbon
Classification  Australian, Gunwingguan, Ngalkbun
Language use  A few children. Some Rembarunga [rmb] use this as L2. Few domains. Most also use Kriol [rop], and some use Rembarunga or Gunwinggu [gup].
Language development  Dictionary. Grammar.
Comments  Nearly extinct.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HUDSON, Joyce, editor. 1977. Five papers in Australian phonologies.

JENTIAN, David N.; SANDEFUR, John R., authors. 1977. A tentative description of the phonemes of the Ngalkbun language (including a small word list).