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Nhangu (Nhaŋu), also Yan-nhaŋu (Jarnango) is an indigenous Australian language spoken by about 15 people the traditional owners
of the seas and Crocodile Islands, off the coast of the Northern Territory. The Yan-nhaŋu language belongs to the Yolŋu Matha
language group of the Yolŋu people of Arnhem Land in northern Australia. The varieties of the two moieties are (a) Gorlpa
and (b) Yan-nhangu. The Yan-nhaŋu Language Team, started in 1994 by Laurie Baymarrwangga consists of linguists and native
speakers working to compile resources for the description of Yan-nhaŋu culture and the revitalization of Yan-nhaŋu language.
Having started with a mere 250 words, this dictionary work has expanded to over three thousand forms. This work has also initiated
a family of projects aimed at sustaining the linguistic, cultural and biological diversity of the Crocodile Islands. These
include the Yan-nhangu Ecological Knowledge YEK data base, CII Cultural mapping project, Crocodile Islands Rangers, an ethnographic
description of Yan-nhangu marine identity, learner's guide and an on-line dictionary project. |
Names (more)[en] Yan-nhangu language[sv] Yan-nhangu |
Language type : Living
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ISO 639 CodesISO 639-3 : jayLinked Data URIshttp://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/jayhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:jay More URIs at sameas.org SourcesAuthority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: jayFreebase ISO 639-3 : jay GeoNames.org Country Information Publications Office of the European Union Metadata Registry : Countries and Languages |