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Bunuba language

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Region
  
Western Australia

ISO 639-3
  
bck

AIATSIS
  
K5

Language family
  
Bunuban Bunuba

Glottolog
  
buna1275

Native speakers
  
40 (2005) to 110 (2006 census)

Bunuba (Bunaba, Punuba, Punapa) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by some 160 older adults, most of whom live in or near Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia. Bunuba is not related to the Pama-Nyungan language family that spans the majority of Australia, though it is a relative of Gooniyandi.

References

Bunuba language Wikipedia