Kunjen

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A language of Australia

Alternate Names
Guguminjen, Kukumindjen
User Population

7 (2005 AUSTLANG), decreasing. Ethnic population: 300 (1991 B. Sommer).

Location

Queensland state: Edward river, Kowanyama, Wrotham Park.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Dialects

Oykangand (Ogondyan, Olgel, Olgol, Olgolo, Olkola).

Language Use

Shifted to Torres Strait Creole [tcs]. Also use Kriol [rop], or other Aboriginal languages. Used as L2 by Koko-Bera [kkp].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.

Writing

Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.