Information concerning Worrorran Languages

Where are Worrorran languages spoken ?

These are aboriginal languages spoken in Australia.

Total number of speakers (estimate):

About 110 according to UNESCO.

Classification:

This group includes between 3 and 12 languages according to sources.

Ungarinyin (alternative name : Ngarinyin) : 90 speakers according to UNESCO

Worrorra dialect cluster : 4 speakers according to UNESCO

Wunambal dialect cluster : 15 speakers according to UNESCO

Comments on the classification of Worrorran languages :

According to Dixon (2002), this family is a geographical grouping of three isolates which are not linguistically linked.

According to language/dialect criteria, this group can be constituted of 3 dialect groups or a dozen languages split into 3 branches.

Are Worrorran languages endangered ?

All of these languages are very close to extinction, Worrorran is probably in the most critical situation.