Manyjilyjarra dialect

Manyjilyjarra
Manjiljarra, Mandjildjara
Regionnear Jigalong, Western Australia
EthnicityMandjildjara
Native speakers
311 (2016 census);[1] 65 (2021 census)[2]
Manjiljarra Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3
mpj – Martu Wangka
GlottologNone
AIATSIS[3]A51.1
ELP

Manyjilyjarra (Manjiljarra, Mandjildjara) is generally considered a dialect of the Western Desert language.

It is often classified as a distinct language among the Wati languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family of Australia.[4]

It is one of the components of the Martu Wangka koine.[5]: iii 

  1. ^ A51.1 Manyjilyjarra at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ "SBS Census Explorer: How diverse is your community?". SBS News. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ A51.1 Manyjilyjarra at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  4. ^ Claire Bowern and Quentin Atkinson. 2012. Computational phylogenetics and the internal structure of Pama-Nyungan. Language 88. 817-845. Johns Hopkins University Press.
  5. ^ Burgman, Albert; Marsh, James; Hansen, Ken; Booth, Joshua (2005). Martu Wangka Dictionary and Topical Finderlist 2005 Draft. South Hedland, Western Australia: WANGKA MAYA Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre. ISBN 1875946152.