Kuku-Yalanji
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A language of Australia
Alternate Names
Gugu Yalandyi, Gugu Yalanji, Guguyalanji, Koko-Yalanji, Kuku-Yalangi
User Population
320 (2016 census).
Location
Queensland state: Bloomfield River (Ayton), Daintree, Mossman, Wujal-Wujal, and between Cooktown and Mossman.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
Kuku-Nyungkul, Kuku-Biraji.
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Traditional religion, oral and some written use in religious services. Oral tradition. Some young people, all adults. Children are learning it. Positive attitudes. All also use English [eng].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 14%. 100 can read; 30 can write it. Taught as subject in primary schools, with limited oral use. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1985.
Christian, traditional religion.