Nyungar

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A language of Australia

ISO 639-3
nys
Alternate Names
Njunga, Njungar, Noongar, Nyunga, Wudjari
User Population

No known L1 speakers (2005 AUSTLANG). Recently extinct (Wurm 2007). Ethnic population: 480 (2016 census).

Location

Western Australia state.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Australian, Pama-Nyungan, South-West, Nyungar
Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts. Bible portions: 2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nyungar
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Former Nyungar languages: Tjapanmay, Karlamay, Pipelman (Pipalman), Ngatjumay, Kwetjman, Mirnong, Kaniyang Pindjarup, and Whadjuk. There are about 8,000 people who are descended from the Nyunga who speak a mixture of English and Nyunga, included as a dialect of English [eng] in Australia. They are sometimes called Noonga, Noongar, or Noogar, and their speech Neo-Nyunga.