Gooniyandi
Guniyandi; Guniandi; Gunian; Kunian; Kuniyan; Guniyan; Guniyn; Kunan; Koneyandi; Konejandi; Cowrana; Goonien; Gunan; Gunin; Gunyari; Konajan; Konean Konejandi; Konejanu; Kuniandu; Wadeawulu;
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Kriol, Aboriginal English
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Some individuals under 30 can understand but do not speak.
All fluent speakers of Gooniyandi are over 30.
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Of the fluent speakers, about half would identify as Gooniyandi people and 'owners'. The remainder are Bunuba, Kija, Jaru, and Walmajarri who have Gooniyandi as a second language.
Most of the older generation are bi-/multi-lingual, those under 30 are native speakers of Kriol and Aboriginal English.
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1990
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Fitzroy Valley, Kimberley, Australia
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"Southern Kimberley region of Western Australia"
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After the missionaries' censure of the language in the 50s, there have been several attempts at integrating Gooniyandi into education, all short-lived.
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McGregor's practical (phonemic) orthography in 1982
"Southern Kimberley region of Western Australia"
Hudson-Street-Chestnut's (non-phonemic) orthography in 1984
Kriol, Aboriginal English
Intra-group communication (Kriol), with whites (Aboriginal English)
United Aborigines Mission established a local Mission in 1951. It opened the first school and hostel. In the hostel, native tongues were forbidden, and "this was probably an important factor in the demise of traditional language, and the rise of Kriol."
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All speak Kriol
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- 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 University2012. "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."
- Austlang: Australian Indigenous Languages DatabaseAUSTLANG: Australian Indigenous Languages Database. (19 October, 2009.)http://austlang.aiatsis.gov.au
- How many languages were spoken in Australia?Claire Bowern. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?" Online: http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx.http://anggarrgoon.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/austlangs-masterlanguagelist-dec2011.xlsx
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