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WBP ISO 639-3

Warlpiri

Warlpiri Autonym

A language of Australia

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Albura, Alpira, Alpiri, Elpira, Ilpara, Ilpira, Ilpirra, Nambuda, Ngalia, Ngaliya, Ngallia, Ngardilpa, Njambalatji, Ulperra, Waibry, Wailbri, Walbiri, Walbrai, Walbri, Waljbiri, Waljpiri, Walmala, Walmama, Walmanba, Walpari, Walpiri, Wanaeka, Wanajaga, Wanajaka, Wanajeka, Waneiga, Waringari, Wolperi, Wolpirra
Autonym
Warlpiri
Population
2,300 (2016 census).
Location:
Northern Territory: Ali Curung Willowra, Alice Springs, Darwin, Katherine, Lajamanu, and Yuendumu; Western Australia state: into area shared with Kukatia [kux].
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Australian, Pama-Nyungan, South-West, Ngarga
Typology
SOV; ergative; 18 consonant and 6 vowel phonemes; non-tonal; stress on first syllable; vowel harmony.
Language Use
Most also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Anmatyerre [amx].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2001.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Warlpiri
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

Also Spoken in

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Location: Northern Territory: Ali Curung Willowra, Alice Springs, Darwin, Katherine, Lajamanu, and Yuendumu; Western Australia state: into area shared with Kukatia [kux].