ISO 639-3 · nysnys
Australian Aboriginal languages family
Noongar
Noongar is a language of the Pama–Nyungan branch (Australian Aboriginal languages), spoken in Australia. Wikidata counts about 232 speakers (2006). Wikidata describes it as “Southwestern Australian Aboriginal language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
nys- Glottocode
nyun1247- EGIDS
- 9 Dormant
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 13 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
9EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Noongar |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nyungar, Nyunga, Noonga, nys, Noongar language |
| All speakers | 232 (2006) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 9 Dormant9
Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Australian Aboriginal languages to Noongar
The branches above Noongar, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
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