Anindilyakwa language

Anindilyakwa
Enindhilyakwa, Enindhilyagwa
Amamalya Ayakwa
Native toAustralia
Northern Territory
RegionGroote Eylandt, Bickerton Island, Northern Territory, Australia
EthnicityWarnindhilyagwa
Native speakers
1,500 (2021 census)[1]
Macro-Pama–Nyungan?
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3aoi
Glottologanin1240
AIATSIS[2]N151
ELPAnindilyakwa
A map highlighting Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island where Anindilyakwa is spoken.
Anindilyakwa is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Anindilyakwa (Amamalya Ayakwa) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Anindilyakwa people on Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Northern Territory of Australia. Anindilyakwa is a multiple-classifying prefixing language in which all traditional nouns, adjectives, personal and demonstrative pronouns are prefixed for person, number and gender.[3] According to the 2021 Australian Census, Anindilyakwa was spoken natively by 1,516 people, an increase from 1,283 in 2006.[4]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021). "Cultural diversity: Census". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ N151 Anindilyakwa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. ^ Waddy, Julie (1988). Classification of Plants and Animals from a Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Point of View. Australian National University North Australia Research Unit Monograph.
  4. ^ "2016".