Ethnologue

Burarra

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Anbarra, Barera, Bawera, Burada, Bureda, Burera, Gidjingaliya Gujingalia, Gujalabiya, Gun-Guragone, Jikai, Tchikai

Autonym

Gu-jingarliya

Population

1,050 (2016 census). 1,000 Burarra and 50 Gun-narpta (2016 census).

Location

Northern Territory: Arnhem Land, Maningrida.

Language Maps

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Gun-narpta (Gu-jarlabiya, Gun-nartpa).

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Used as L2 by Djinang [dji], Gurr-goni [gge], Yan-nhangu [jay].

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1991.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].