Ngarrindjeri language
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The Ngarrindjeri language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Ngarrindjeri people of South Australia’s lower Murray River, Coorong, and Lakes region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngarrindjeri language canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7311266 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ngarrindjeri language Context triple: [Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority, languageOfWorkOrName, Ngarrindjeri language]
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A.
Ngunnawal language
The Ngunnawal language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Ngunnawal people of the Canberra and surrounding region in southeastern Australia.
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B.
Pitjantjatjara language
The Pitjantjatjara language is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Pitjantjatjara people of central Australia, particularly in parts of South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.
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C.
Yankunytjatjara language
The Yankunytjatjara language is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Western Desert group, traditionally spoken by the Yankunytjatjara people of central Australia.
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D.
Kaurna language
The Kaurna language is the traditional Indigenous Australian language of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains in South Australia, currently undergoing revitalization after near extinction.
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E.
Wiradjuri language
The Wiradjuri language is an Indigenous Australian language traditionally spoken by the Wiradjuri people of central New South Wales and now the focus of active revitalization efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ngarrindjeri language Target entity description: The Ngarrindjeri language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Ngarrindjeri people of South Australia’s lower Murray River, Coorong, and Lakes region.
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A.
Ngunnawal language
The Ngunnawal language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Ngunnawal people of the Canberra and surrounding region in southeastern Australia.
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B.
Pitjantjatjara language
The Pitjantjatjara language is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Pitjantjatjara people of central Australia, particularly in parts of South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.
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C.
Yankunytjatjara language
The Yankunytjatjara language is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Western Desert group, traditionally spoken by the Yankunytjatjara people of central Australia.
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D.
Kaurna language
The Kaurna language is the traditional Indigenous Australian language of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains in South Australia, currently undergoing revitalization after near extinction.
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E.
Wiradjuri language
The Wiradjuri language is an Indigenous Australian language traditionally spoken by the Wiradjuri people of central New South Wales and now the focus of active revitalization efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
ⓘ
Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Narrinyeri
ⓘ
Ngarrinyeri ⓘ
linked to:
Ngarrindjeri
|
| associatedWith | Ngarrindjeri cultural renaissance ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
linguist Christina Eira
ⓘ
linguist Mary-Anne Gale ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Ngarrindjeri dictionary and grammar materials ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ngarrindjeri people ⓘ |
| glottocode | ngar1286 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority (for cultural and language matters)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority
|
| hasDomain |
oral tradition
ⓘ
place names in the lower Murray and Coorong regions ⓘ song and storytelling ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between long and short vowels
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory typical of Pama–Nyungan languages ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
community language programs in South Australia
ⓘ
documentation and dictionary projects ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
Ngarrindjeri Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Ngarrindjeri people
|
| hasWordOrder | relatively free word order ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | moribund in the 20th century ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | nay ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Pama–Nyungan
ⓘ
linked to:
Pama–Nyungan languages
|
| name | Ngarrindjeri ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Coorong coastal lagoon in South Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Coorong Lagoon
Lake Albert region ⓘ Lake Alexandrina region ⓘ
linked to:
Coorong region
Lower Murray River in South Australia ⓘ
linked to:
Murray River
|
| region | South Australia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Lower Murray languages of South Australia ⓘ |
| status |
revival language
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Lower Murray languages ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
community language centres in South Australia
ⓘ
some schools in the Ngarrindjeri region ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Coorong region
ⓘ
Lakes region of South Australia ⓘ
linked to:
Coorong region
lower Murray River region ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
community education ⓘ cultural practices ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
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Subject: Ngarrindjeri language Description of subject: The Ngarrindjeri language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Ngarrindjeri people of South Australia’s lower Murray River, Coorong, and Lakes region.
Referenced by (10)
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