Gajirrabeng language
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| Gajirrabeng | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | The Kimberley, Western Australia |
| Native speakers | 3 or 4 fluent (date missing) |
| Language family |
Jarrakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gdh |
Gajirrabeng (also spelt Gadjerawang, Gajirrawoong, Gadjerong, Gadyerong and Kajirrawung) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Kimberley region, today known by only three or four fluent speakers.
The nearby Gurindji language is known to have borrowed from Gajirrabeng.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Language: Gajirrabeng". World Loanword Database. Max Planck Society. http://wold.livingsources.org/language/130. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- McGregor, William (2004). The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia. London, New York: Taylor & Francis.
[edit] External links
- Gajirrabeng language at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
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