Pintupi-Luritja

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A language of Australia

ISO 639-3
piu
Alternate Names
Bindabu, Binddibu, Bindibu, Bindubi, Bindubu, Loridja, Luritja, Pintubi, Pintupi
User Population

1,110 (2016 census). 150 Pintupi and 960 Luritja (2016 census). 1,000 monolinguals.

Location

Northern Territory: Balgo hills, Kintore, Papunya settlement, and Yuendumu; Western Australia state.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

Most also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Kukatja [kux].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1981.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Pintupi-Luritja
Writing

Latin script [Latn].