MWF ISO 639-3
Murrinh-Patha
Murrinh-Patha Autonym
A language of Australia
- ISO 639
- mwf
- Alternate Names
- Garama, Murinbada, Murinbata, Murinhpatha, Murinpatha, Murinypata
- Autonym
- Murrinh-Patha
- Population
- 1,970 (2016 census).
- Location:
- Northern Territory: Port Keats area, Wadeye.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Australian, Daly, Murrinh-Patha
- Dialects
- Murrinhpatha, Murrinhkura, Murrinhdiminin. The Murrinhkura dialect is almost extinct (Mansfield 2019).
- Typology
- SOV; classifier nouns; dual and paucal number; polysynthetic language; 22 consonants and 4 vowels.
- Language Use
- Children learn it as L1 (Wurm 2007). Many also use English [eng], many over the age of 40, and among young people, women have a greater command than men (Mansfield 2019). A few also use Kriol [rop] (Mansfield 2019). Used as L2 by Marriammu [xru], Marti Ke [zmg].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 1982–1990.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Murrinh-Patha
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Main language in Daly River group.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Northern Territory: Port Keats area, Wadeye.
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