| Wiradjuri | |
|---|---|
| Wiradhuray Wiradyuray | |
| Region | New South Wales |
| Ethnicity | Wiradjuri, Weraerai, ?Jeithi |
Native speakers | 1479 (2021) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wrh |
| Glottolog | wira1262 |
| AIATSIS[1] | D10 |
| ELP | Wiradjuri |
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 Wiradjuri is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Wiradjuri (/wəˈrædʒʊri/;[2] many other spellings, see Wiradjuri) is a Pama–Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup. It is the traditional language of the Wiradjuri people, an Aboriginal Australian people of New South Wales, Australia. Wiraiari and Jeithi may have been dialects.[3][4]
A revival is under way, with the language being taught in schools, TAFE college, and at Charles Sturt University.
- ^ D10 Wiradjuri at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ "Wiradjuri". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxiv.
- ^ There is quite some confusion over the names Wirraayarray, Wiriyarray, and Wirray Wirray. See AIATSIS:Wirraayaraay.