MWP ISO 639-3
Kala Lagaw Ya
A language of Australia
- ISO 639
- mwp
- Alternate Names
- Central Torres Strait, Kala Lagau Langgus, Kala Lagaw, Kala Yagaw Ya, Kalau Lagau Ya, Langgus, Langus, Linggo, Mabuiag, Yagar Yagar
- Population
- 960 (2016 census).
- Location:
- Queensland state: Badu, Bamaga islands, Boigu, Coconut, Dauan, Kubin, Mabuiag, Moa, Saibai, Sue, Thursday, Yam, Yorke, Western Torres Strait islands; Brisbane, Townsville.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Australian, Pama-Nyungan, Kala Lagaw Ya
- Dialects
- Kalaw Kawaw.
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Most also use English [eng]. Also use Torres Strait Creole [tcs], especially those younger than 30 when outside the language area.
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1994.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kala Lagaw Ya
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
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Location: Queensland state: Badu, Bamaga islands, Boigu, Coconut, Dauan, Kubin, Mabuiag, Moa, Saibai, Sue, Thursday, Yam, Yorke, Western Torres Strait islands; Brisbane, Townsville.
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