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Name:
Kaurna
Alternate Names:
Kaura; Coorna; Koornawarra; Nganawara; Kurumidlanta; Milipitingara; Widninga; Winnaynie; Meyu; Winaini; Winnay-nie; Wakanuwan; Adelaide tribe; Warra; Warrah; Karnuwarra; Jaitjawar:a; Padnaindi; Padnayndie; Medaindi; Medain-die; Merildekald; Merelde; Gaurna; Nantuwara; Nantuwaru; Meljurna; Midlanta
Code:
zku
Code Authority:
ISO 639-3
Code Standard:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Pama-Nyungan
Parent Subgroup:
Southern Thura-Yura (sthy)
Brief Description:
A language of the Adelaide Plains and Fleurieu Peninsula in Australia. The last known first language speaker died in 1931. There has been a reclamation movement in recent years, documented by Rob Amery, based on an excellent missionary grammar and dictionaries from the mid nineteenth century.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Map of Kaurna
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