Ethnologue

Pintupi-Luritja

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Binddibu, Loridja, Luritja, Pintubi, Pintupi

Population

1,680 (2006 census). 200 Pintupi and 1,480 Luritja (2006 census). 1,520 monolinguals.

Location

Northern Territory: Balgo hills, Kintore, Papunya settlement, and Yuendumu; Western Australia state.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Language Use

Some also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Kukatja [kux].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1981.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].