Kija

A language of Australia

ISO 639: gia
Alternate Names: Gidja, Kidja, Kitja
Population: 170 (2016 census).
Location:: Western Australia state: near Hall’s and Turkey creeks.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Australian, Djeragan
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Miriwoong [mep].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Shifting to Kriol [rop] (Wurm 2007). Many also use English [eng].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1978.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kija
Writing: Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.
Other Comments: Nomadic.

Location: Western Australia state: near Hall’s and Turkey creeks.