Wunambal | |
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Region | Western Australia |
Native speakers
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maybe 20 (2005) to 28 (2006 census) |
Worrorran
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Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously: wub – Wunambal (Yeidji, Yiiji) gma – Gamberre (Gaambera) gww – Kwini (Gunin) vmi – Miwa wil – Wilawila (unconfirmed) |
Glottolog | nort2751 |
AIATSIS |
K22 Wunambal, K32 Yiiji, K39 Gambera, K36 Gunin, K44 Miwa, K35 Wilawila |
Wunambal, or Northern Worrorran, is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language of Western Australia.
Wunambal is grouped with Worrorra and Ungarinjin in the Wororan family.
Wunambal has several dialects, some of which may sometimes be treated as separate languages:
Bowern (2012) lists three Northern Worrorran languages: Wunambal proper, Gamberre, and Gunin.