Iwaidja language

Iwaidja
Native toAustralia
RegionCroker Island, Northern Territory
EthnicityIwaidja people
Native speakers
154 (2021 census)[1]
Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-3ibd
Glottologiwai1244
AIATSIS[2]N39
ELPIwaidja
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Iwaidja, in phonemic spelling Iwaja, is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Iwaidja people with about 150 native, and an extra 20 to 30 L2 speakers in northernmost Australia. Historically having come from the base of the Cobourg Peninsula, it is now spoken on Croker Island. It is still being learnt by children within the Northern Territory.

  1. ^ "SBS Australian Census Explorer". Retrieved 9 Jan 2023.
  2. ^ N39 Iwaidja at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies