Warrgamay
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A language of Australia
Alternate Names
Biyay, Wargamay
User Population
No known L1 speakers. Last known speaker survived into the 1980s (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Location
Queensland state: coast south of Hinchinbrook island, and inland along Herbert river.
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Language Use
Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
A video with Warrgamay words for river animals is available online; Warrgamay children have alloted classroom time for language learning through stories (2013).