Gurindji language
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Gurindji is a Southwest Pama–Nyungan language spoken in the Northern Territory
, Australia
. Gurindji Kriol is a creole language that is derived from it.
The Gurindji language has borrowed many words from surrounding languages such as Gajirrabeng
, Ngaliwurru, Jaminjung
, Jaru
, Miriwung, and Wardaman
.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Gurindji Kriol is a creole language that is derived from it.
The Gurindji language has borrowed many words from surrounding languages such as Gajirrabeng
Gajirrabeng language
Gajirrabeng is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Kimberley region, today known by only three or four fluent speakers....
, Ngaliwurru, Jaminjung
Jaminjung language
Jaminjung is Australian language spoken around the Victoria River in the Northern Territory of Australia. There seems to be a steady increase in the number of speakers of the language with very few people speaking the language in 1967, about 30 speakers in 1991, and between 50 to 150 speakers in...
, Jaru
Jaru
Jaru is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It is located at latitude 10 ° 26'20 "South and longitude 62 ° 27'59" West, with an altitude of 124 meters. Its population is estimated at 53,955 inhabitants .It has an area of 2944 km ²...
, Miriwung, and Wardaman
Wardaman
The Wardaman people are a small group of Indigenous Australians living about 200km South-West of Katherine in the Northern Territory of Australia...
.