Ngarrindjeri
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A language of Australia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Narinjari, Narrinjeri, Narrinyeri, Ngarinyeri, Yaralde
Population
No known L1 speakers. Last speaker died in the 1960s. Ethnic population: 310 (2016 census).
Location
South Australia state.
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Classification
Language Use
All also use English [eng].
Language Development
Dictionary. Bible portions: 1864. Narungga People’s Language Project is promoting language revitalization. Several schools in the state of South Australia offer Narrinyeri as part of their Language Other than English (LOTE) program.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.