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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–Nyungan Marrngu Garadjari

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
    (Text) CC BY-SA