Information concerning Mindi languages

Where are Mindi languages spoken?

These are aboriginal languages spoken in Australia.

Total number of speakers (estimates) :

49 according to UNESCO

55 according to the ethnologue.com web site (SIL)

Classification

Yirram or Jaminjungan languages

Jaminjung : 15 speakers according to UNESCO and 30 according to SIL

Nungali : extinct according to SIL

West Barkly Languages

Djingili : 14 speakers according to UNESCO and 10 according to SIL

Gudanji : 3 speakers according to SIL

Wambaya : 20 speakers according to UNESCO and 12 according to SIL

Are the Mindi languages endangered ?

The whole of this group is very close to extinction.

References

Chadwick, Neil (1997). « The Barkly and Jaminjungan languages: a non-contiguous genetic grouping in North Australia ». in Darrell Tryon and Michael Walsh (eds.). Boundary rider: essays in honour of Geoffrey O’Grady. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 95–106.