Data collected by AUSTLANG

Data on the language

Alternatives names: Antakarinya, Antakarinja, Antikirinya Antakerinya, Andagarinja, Andekerinja, Antakerrinya, Andekarinja, Antekarinja

Other names or spellings are used for this language. See Austlang website.

Classification: Pama-Nyungan family,  Wati group,  Western Desert subgroup.

Area: Antakarinya is an indigenous Australian language spoken in South Australia (SA): Headwaters of Hamilton, Alberga, Wintinna, and Lora rivers north to Kulgera in central Australia; south to Mount Willoughby, Arckaringa, and the Stuart Range north of Coober Pedy, in Kokata country (Tindale 1974).

Number of speakers:

The Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census estimated 6 speakers of Antakarinya.

Language vitality & transmission:

According to AUSTLANG, Antakarinya is “no longer fully spoken” (endangerment grade 0).

Sources & bibliography

University of Adelaide. 1969. Andagarinja/English word list, ms.

Maps

Hercus, Luise. 1994. A grammar of the Arabana-Wangkangurru language, Lake Eyre Basin, South Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.

Tindale, Norman. 1974. Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. Canberra: Division of National Mapping, Department of National Development.

Links

AUSTLANG website: http://austlang.aiatsis.gov.au/main.php

Ethnologue webpage: http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ant