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Gooniyandi | |
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Region | Western Australia |
Ethnicity | Gooniyandi |
Native speakers | 210 (2021 census)[1] |
Bunuban
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Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gni |
Glottolog | goon1238 |
AIATSIS[2] | K6 |
ELP | Gooniyandi |
Glottopedia | Gooniyandi [3] |
Gooniyandi is an Australian Aboriginal language now spoken by about 200 people, most of whom live in or near Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia.[4] Gooniyandi is an endangered language as it is not being passed on to children,[4] who instead grow up speaking Kriol.