Yawuru
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A language of Australia
User Population
No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. Last known native speakers died between 2001 and 2007 (Wurm 2007) and (2001 K. Hosokawa).
Location
Western Australia state: Broome south coast and inland.
Language Status
9 (Reawakening).
Dialects
Northern Yawuru, Southern Coastal Yawuru, Eastern Inland Yawuru.
Language Use
Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
Grammar. Texts. The Walalangga Yawuru Ngang-ga language program is a 2 year program for adults; the town of Broome has incorporated the Yawuru language into its schools; an estimated 1,000 young people were learning the language in 2016.