Kitja
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A language of Australia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Gidja, Kidja, Kija
Population
210 (2006 census).
Location
Western Australia state: near Hall’s and Turkey creeks.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Reportedly most similar to Miriwung [mep].
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Shifting to Kriol [rop]; children speak Kriol as their L1 (Wurm 2007).
Language Development
Dictionary. Bible portions: 1978.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.
Nomadic.