Garadjari language

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Region Western Australia ISO 639-3 gbd		Writing system Latin Glottolog kara1476
Native speakers 10? (2005) to 28 (2006 census) Language family Pama–NyunganMarrnguGaradjari

Garadjari (many other spellings; see below) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Karajarri people.

Name

The name has many spelling variants, including:

Garadjari (used by A Grammar of Garadjari)

Garadjiri

Garadyari

Garadyaria

Gard'are

Karadjeri (used by Ethnologue)

Karajarri (used by the Handbook of Western Australian Aboriginal languages and is the spelling selected by the Karajarri people for their native title claims)

Karatjarri (used by Australian Languages)

Karatyarri

Karrajarra

Karrajarri

Kurajarra / Guradjara is sometimes confused with Garadjari, but it appears to have been a separate language.

References

Garadjari language Wikipedia

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