Native speakers 210 (2006 census) ISO 639-3 gia | Writing system Latin Glottolog kitj1240 | |
Region From Halls Creek to Kununurra, Western Australia Language family Jarrakan
Kija/Gija/Gidja |
Kija (Kitja, Gidja) is an Australian Aboriginal language today spoken by about 100 people, most of whom live in the region from Halls Creek to Kununurra and west to Lansdowne and Tableland Stations in Western Australia. It is a member of the Jarragan language family, a non-Pama-Nyungan family in the East Kimberleys. The Argyle Diamond Mine, on the south western corner of Lake Argyle is on the borders of Gija and Miriwoong country. The Purnululu (pronounced as 'Boornoolooloo') Bungle Bungle National Park is mostly in Gija country.
Kuluwarrang and Walgi may have been dialects.
References
Kija language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA