Jaru

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A language of Australia

ISO 639-3
ddj
Alternate Names
Djaru, Jaroo, Tjaru, Wawari
User Population

220 (2016 census).

Location

Western Australia state: southeast Kimberley region, Halls Creek, Ringers Soak; Northern Territory: southeast of Gurindji [gue] area.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Australian, Pama-Nyungan, South-West, Ngumbin
Dialects

Nyininy, Djaru.

Language Use

Children speak Kriol [rop] or Aboriginal English [eng] (Wurm 2007). Adults only. Shifting to English [eng]. Shifting to Kriol [rop].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Jaru