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Yawuru language

Yawuru (ISO 639-3 code ywr) is a language of the Nyulnyulan family spoken in Australia. It has about 5 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as critically endangered.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codeywr
Glottocodeyawu1244
FamilyNyulnyulan
AreaAustralia
CountriesAustralia
Speakers (estimate)5
EndangermentCritically Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Nyulnyulan languages, nearest first.

More about Yawuru

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.