Glottolog mant1266 | ||
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Native speakers 2 Dhargari (2005)(1 cited 2007) Language family Pama–NyunganKanyara–ManthartaMantharta Dialects DhargariWarriyanggaDhiinJiwarli ISO 639-3 Variously:dhr – Dhargariwri – Warriyanggaiin – Thiindze – Djiwarli |
Mantharta is a possibly extinct dialect cluster spoken in the southern Pilbara region of Western Australia. The four varieties were distinct but largely mutually intelligible. These were:
The name mantharta comes from the word for 'man' in all four varieties.
See Jiwarli dialect for details.
References
Mantharta language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA