| Mantharta | |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Tharrkari, Wariangga, Tenma, Jiwarli, ?Malgaru |
Native speakers | 2 Dhargari (2005)[1] 1 (2007)[2] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:dhr – Dhargariwri – Warriyanggaiin – Thiindze – Djiwarli |
| Glottolog | mant1266 |
| AIATSIS[1] | W21 Tharrkari, W22 Warriyangka, W25 Thiin, W28 Jiwarli |
 Mantharta languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). | |
Mantharta is a partly extinct dialect cluster spoken in the southern Pilbara region of Western Australia. There were four varieties, which were distinct but largely mutually intelligible. The four were:[3][4]
- Tharrgari (Tharrkari, Dhargari), still spoken c. 2005
- Warriyangka (Wadiwangga), still spoken c. 1973
- Thiin (Thiinma), still spoken c. 2021[5]
- Jiwarli (Tjiwarli), extinct 1986
The name mantharta comes from the word for "man" in all four varieties.
- ^ a b W21 Tharrkari at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ Dhargari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxviii.
- ^ International Conference on Historical Linguistics (15th : 2001 : Melbourne); Bowern, Claire, 1977-; Koch, Harold James; International Conference on Historical Linguistics (15th : 2001 : Melbourne, Australia); Workshop on Reconstruction and Subgrouping in Australian Languages (2001 : Melbourne, Australia) (2004), Australian languages : classification and the comparative method, John Benjamins Pub, ISBN 978-1-58811-512-6
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