Marti Ke

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A language of Australia

ISO 639-3
zmg
Alternate Names
Magadige, Magati Gair, Magati Ke, Magati-Ge, Marri-ge, Mati Ke, Mirrinh-ge
User Population

50, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers (Mansfield 2019). The last known speaker, Patrick Palibu Nudjulu, died in 2014 (Mansfield 2019). L2 users: 50. Ethnic population: 100.

Location

Northern Territory: Wadeye, coast south from Moyle river estuary to Port Keats, southwest of Darwin.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Australian, Daly, Bringen-Wagaydy, Bringen
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Maringarr [zmt] and Marithiel [mfr].

Language Use

Many shifted to English [eng]. Many shifted to Murrinh-Patha [mwf].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Marti Ke