NTJ ISO 639-3
Ngaanyatjarra
Ngaanyatjarra Autonym
A language of Australia
- ISO 639
- ntj
- Alternate Names
- Ngaanjatjarra, Ngaanyatjara, Western Desert Language
- Autonym
- Ngaanyatjarra
- Population
- 1,110 (2016 census).
- Location:
- Western Australia state: Warburton ranges; Northern Territory: southwest corner.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Australian, Pama-Nyungan, South-West, Wati
- Language Use
- Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Kukatja [kux], Pintiini [pti].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 11%. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1991.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Ngaanyatjarra
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Western Australia state: Warburton ranges; Northern Territory: southwest corner.
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