Ngarinyin
A language of Australia
| Population | 82 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). |
| Region | Western Australia, Derby to King River, Kimberley. |
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Northern Australia |
| Alternate names | Ungarinjin, Ungarinyin |
| Dialects | Wilawila, Wolyamidi, Guwidj, Wurla (Worla, Worlaja, Wula, Ola, Walar, Wuladja, Wuladjangari). |
| Classification | Australian, Wororan |
| Language use | Most children speak Kriol [rop] as L1. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Comments | A different Wurla dialect is reportedly still spoken (1990 A. Rumsey). OSV, VOS. Formerly hunter-gatherers, now station hands and country town workers. |
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