AER ISO 639-3
Arrernte, Eastern
Arrernte Autonym
A language of Australia
- ISO 639
- aer
- Alternate Names
- Arunta, Eastern Aranda
- Autonym
- Arrernte
- Population
- 1,910 (2016 census).
- Location:
- Northern Territory: Alice Springs area (Mparntwe), Alcoota, Amoonguna (Amwengkwerne), Bonya (Uthipe Atherre), Harts range (Artetyerre), Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte).
- Language Status
- 4 (Educational).
- Classification
- Australian, Pama-Nyungan, Arandic
- Dialects
- Mparntwe Arrernte, Ikngerripenhe, Akarre, Antekerrepenh, Upper Aranda. Related to Alyawarr [aly], Western Arrarnta [are], Anmatyerre [amx], and Kaytetye [gbb].
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Most also use English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. English bilingual program at a school at Santa Teresa. Radio. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2017.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Arrernte, Eastern
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Northern Territory: Alice Springs area (Mparntwe), Alcoota, Amoonguna (Amwengkwerne), Bonya (Uthipe Atherre), Harts range (Artetyerre), Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte).
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