Ngandi language

Ngandi is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language of the Wilton River, Northern Territory. It is closely related to Nunggubuyu.

Ngandi
RegionNorthern Territory
EthnicityNgandi
Native speakers
1 (2017)[1]
Arnhem
  • East Arnhem
    • Ngandi
Language codes
ISO 639-3nid
Glottologngan1295[2]
AIATSIS[3]N90

In 2017 the last fluent speaker of Ngandi, Cherry Wulumirr Daniels, began teaching the language to younger people at Ngukurr.[1]

References
  1. James, Felicity (16 April 2017). "Future of endangered Indigenous language rests with youth". ABC News. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Ngandi". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. N90 Ngandi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies


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