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Thalanyji
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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

A few

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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"Today, the Thalanyji language is spoken fluently by only a few elders. These speakers live in the town of Onslow but were born and raised along the Ashburton River. There are also younger people who are partial or passive Thalanyji speakers living mostly in Onslow, Port Hedland, Tom Price or Carnarvon. "

Year of info

2009

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"Thalanyji country is traditionally located around the Ashburton River and Onslow areas. Many Thalanyji people spent time in Carnarvon Mission as well as on various stations including Minderoo, Towera, Yanrey, Nanutarra, Emu Creek, Lyndon, Winning Pool, Yanrey, Glenflorrie, Uaroo, Mt Stuart and many others. After the 1967 Referendum, many Thalanyji people moved to Onslow for work (some to Carnarvon) and lived in the old Native Reserve, which is now Bindi Bindi community."

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"Thalanyji country is traditionally located around the Ashburton River and Onslow areas. Many Thalanyji people spent time in Carnarvon Mission as well as on various stations including Minderoo, Towera, Yanrey, Nanutarra, Emu Creek, Lyndon, Winning Pool, Yanrey, Glenflorrie, Uaroo, Mt Stuart and many others. After the 1967 Referendum, many Thalanyji people moved to Onslow for work (some to Carnarvon) and lived in the old Native Reserve, which is now Bindi Bindi community."

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~12

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"The language currently has about a dozen fluent speakers, with many people speaking it as a second language. It is the daily medium of communication among some older people in Carnarvon and Onslow. The number of partial speakers is unknown, but is likely to be substantial."

Year of info

1988

Location and Context

Countries

Australia

Coordinates

-22.847071,113.816528; -21.867234,114.132729; -22.631758,116.333771

Location description

Cardabia, North-West Cape, Nanutarra

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Cardabia, North-West Cape, Nanutarra

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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

2

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Year of info

2010

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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

6

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Native Speakers Worldwide

A few

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Year of info

2007

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

20

Domains of Use

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Year of info

2007

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

20

Domains of Use

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Data for the number of native speakers comes from Wurm and Hattori (1981).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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Australia;

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Year of info

2011

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-22.51113459, 114.7073318

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Severely Endangered

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20

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  9. Thalanyji
    Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre. 2009. "Thalanyji." Online: http://www.wangkamaya.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162&Itemid=323.
    http://www.wangkamaya.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162&Itemid=323