Miriwoong

A language of Australia

ISO 639: mep
Alternate Names: Merong, Miriwun, Miriwung, Mirung
Population: 12 (2017 Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre). Ethnic population: 160 (2016 census).
Location:: Western Australia state: Kununurra, Turkey creek; Northern Territory: toward the mouth of the Victoria river.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Australian, Djeragan
Language Use: Elderly only. Shifted to Kriol [rop] (Wurm 2007).
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Mirima Dawang Woorlab-Gerring Language and Culture Centre has The Miriwoong Language Nest program for teaching children the language and Miriwoong Language Classes for the Community.

Location: Western Australia state: Kununurra, Turkey creek; Northern Territory: toward the mouth of the Victoria river.