Yawuru

A language of Australia

ISO 639: ywr
Population: No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. Last known native speakers died between 2001 and 2007 (Wurm 2007) and (2001 K. Hosokawa).
Location:: Western Australia state: Broome south coast and inland.
Language Status: 9 (Reawakening).
Classification: Australian, Nyulnyulan
Dialects: Northern Yawuru, Southern Coastal Yawuru, Eastern Inland Yawuru.
Language Use: Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Grammar. Texts. The Walalangga Yawuru Ngang-ga language program is a 2 year program for adults; the town of Broome has incorporated the Yawuru language into its schools; an estimated 1,000 young people were learning the language in 2016.

Location: Western Australia state: Broome south coast and inland.