ISO 639-3 · wrhwrh
Australian Aboriginal languages family · extinct or historical language
Wiradjuri
Wiradjuri is an extinct or historical language of the Wiradhuric branch (Australian Aboriginal languages), spoken in Australia. Wikidata counts about 30 speakers (2015). Wikidata describes it as “traditional language of the Wiradjuri people of Australia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wrh- Glottocode
wira1262- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wiradjuri |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wiradhuri, Wiradyuri, Wiradjuri language |
| All speakers | 30 (2015) |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
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 Wiradjuri
The branches above Wiradjuri, 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