Guniyandi language

Gooniyandi
RegionWestern Australia
EthnicityGooniyandi
Native speakers
210 (2021 census)[1]
Bunuban
  • Gooniyandi
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3gni
Glottologgoon1238
AIATSIS[2]K6
ELPGooniyandi
GlottopediaGooniyandi[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.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021). "Cultural diversity: Census". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ K6 Gooniyandi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. ^ Glottopedia article on Guniyandi language.
  4. ^ a b "Gooniyandi language, alphabet and pronunciation". Omniglot. Retrieved 22 July 2018.