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Warlpiri in the 80s: an overview of research into language variation and child language
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~3000

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Year of info

1991

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Australia

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Lajamanu, Tennant Creek

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Bilingual Schools

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Positive

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Lajamanu, Tennant Creek

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English

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"Despite the impact of English-speaking culture, the status of Warlpiri has remained high."

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~2712

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"The number of speakers is set at 2712 by Milliken in 1976, but this is probably a low figure and certainly does not include the many fluent speakers who do not regard their tribal affiliation as Warlpiri."

Year of info

1983

Location and Context

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Australia

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-20.200346,132.184067

Location description

Northern Territory, Western Australia, Yuendumu, Willowra, Hooker Creek, Warrabri, Papunya

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Northern Territory, Western Australia, Yuendumu, Willowra, Hooker Creek, Warrabri, Papunya

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2010

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