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Umpila
Index compiled with data collected by AUSTLANG
Data on Umpila
Alternatives names: Ombila, Umbila
For additional names and alternative spellings, see the AUSTLANG website.
Classification: Pama-Nyungan language family, Paman group, Northern Paman sub-group
Area:
Umpila is an Australian language spoken in Queensland State (QLD): South of Cape Sidmounth to North of Massy Creek and hinterland (Thompson 1988:2); a narrow strip of coastline extending from Breakfast Creek, at the North of Princess Charlotte Bay, to cape Sidmouth (Thomson 1972:3).
The Umpila dialect area occupies about 55 kilometers of narrow coastal plain and low hills from the Massey River to as far North as Cape Sidmouth (Chase and Sutton 1987:73).
Number of speakers:
The most recent National Indigenous Language Survey (NILS) in 2005 estimated 12 speakers of Umpila.
Language vitality & transmission :
On a scale of 0 to 5, the National Indigenous Language Survey (NILS) classifies Umpila as a level 1 language, i.e. critically endangered.
Media/Literature/Education:
A documentation project funded by Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project was carried out between December 2006 to December 2009.
Sources & bibliography
O’Grady, Geoffrey. Umpila wordlist, ASEDA 0094.
Thompson, David. 1988 Lockhart River sand beach language: an outline of Kuuku YaU and Umpila. Darwin:SIL.
Maps
Thomson, Donald. 1972. Kinship and behaviour in north Queensland : a preliminary account of kinship and social organization on Cape York Peninsula. Canberra:Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
Thompson, David. 1988. Lockhart River ‘sand beach’ language: an outline of Kuuku Ya’u and Umpila. Darwin: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
Links
AUSTLANG webpage: http://austlang.aiatsis.gov.au/main.php
Ethnologue webpage: http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ump
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