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Name:
Kaurna
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Winaini; Winnay-nie; Meyu; Wakanuwan; Adelaide tribe; Warra; Warrah; Karnuwarra; Jaitjawar:a; Padnaindi; Padnayndie; Medaindi; Medain-die; Merildekald; Merelde; Winnaynie; Gaurna; Kaura; Coorna; Koornawarra; Nantuwara; Nantuwaru; Nganawara; Meljurna; Kurumidlanta; Milipitingara; Midlanta; Widninga
Code:
zku
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
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
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