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Burduna
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"A language inventory in 1994 identifies no remaining speakers of the language. Many people of Burduna heritage speak some words or phrases but the language is considered to be extinct... Today there are a few people who can still recognise and use small amounts of the language, living in Onslow."

Year of info

2009

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"Burduna people live in the Ashburton-Gascoyne region in the south of the Pilbara. Many people now live in Onslow and Carnarvon... Burduna was spoken around Nyang and Maroonah Stations in the Ashburton-Gascoyne region of the Pilbara in Western Australia, Traditional country was around the Yannarie River and Lyndon River area. The area in and around Towera Station is spoken of as being traditional Burduna country as well."

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"Burduna people live in the Ashburton-Gascoyne region in the south of the Pilbara. Many people now live in Onslow and Carnarvon... Burduna was spoken around Nyang and Maroonah Stations in the Ashburton-Gascoyne region of the Pilbara in Western Australia, Traditional country was around the Yannarie River and Lyndon River area. The area in and around Towera Station is spoken of as being traditional Burduna country as well."

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"There remain two speakers, but they are very old and ill."

Year of info

1988

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Australia

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-22.907803,115.020447; -23.480018,115.545798; -23.480018,115.545798

Location description

Nyang, Maroonah; Lyndon

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Nyang, Maroonah; Lyndon

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3

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Year of info

2007

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Year of info

2015

Location and Context

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Australia

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"Western Australia, Henry and upper Lyndon rivers."

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"Western Australia, Henry and upper Lyndon rivers."

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"It is not known if there are still speakers of this language."

Year of info

2011

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-23.0093807, 114.8292027

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    2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
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  6. Burduna
    Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre. 2009. "Burduna." Online: http://www.wangkamaya.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=167&Itemid=331.
    http://www.wangkamaya.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=167&Itemid=331