ISO 639-3 · drldrl
Australian Aboriginal languages family
Darling
Darling is a language of the Pama–Nyungan branch (Australian Aboriginal languages), spoken in Australia. Wikidata counts 110 first-language speakers (2021). Wikidata describes it as “Aboriginal language in New South Wales, Australia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
drl- Glottocode
darl1243- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
110first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Darling |
|---|---|
| Also called | Paakantyi, Darling language, Thangkaali |
| L1 speakers | 110 (2021) |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Australian Aboriginal languages to Darling
The branches above Darling, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Australia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafesylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationhyeArmenianIndo-European · 6.7 m1 · NationalsrdSardinianIndo-European · 1.3 mDefinitely endangeredyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredmltMalteseunclassified · 482,8801 · NationaltetTetumAustronesian · 463,5005 · DevelopingsmoSamoanAustronesian · 415,7201 · NationaltonTonganAustronesian · 186,0101 · National