Marti Ke

A language of Australia

ISO 639: zmg
Alternate Names: Magadige, Magati Gair, Magati Ke, Magati-Ge, Marri-ge, Mati Ke, Mirrinh-ge
Population: 50, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers (Mansfield 2019). The last known speaker, Patrick Palibu Nudjulu, died in 2014 (Mansfield 2019). L2 users: 50. Ethnic population: 100.
Location:: Northern Territory: Wadeye, coast south from Moyle river estuary to Port Keats, southwest of Darwin.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Australian, Daly, Bringen-Wagaydy, Bringen
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Maringarr [zmt] and Marithiel [mfr].
Language Use: Many shifted to English [eng]. Many shifted to Murrinh-Patha [mwf].

Location: Northern Territory: Wadeye, coast south from Moyle river estuary to Port Keats, southwest of Darwin.