Ethnologue

Pintupi-Luritja

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bindabu, Binddibu, Bindibu, Bindubi, Bindubu, Loridja, Luritja, Pintubi, Pintupi

Population

1,110 (2016 census). 150 Pintupi and 960 Luritja (2016 census). 1,000 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].