Wudjari dialect
E938371
The Wudjari dialect is a regional variety of the Noongar Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Wudjari people of southwestern Western Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wudjari dialect canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11626458 — 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: Wudjari dialect Context triple: [Noongar language, hasDialect, Wudjari dialect]
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A.
Gundungurra language
The Gundungurra language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Gundungurra people of the Southern Highlands and Blue Mountains region of New South Wales.
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B.
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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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.
Ngarrindjeri language
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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E.
Awabakal language
Awabakal language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Awabakal people of the coastal region around present-day Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in New South Wales.
- 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: Wudjari dialect Target entity description: The Wudjari dialect is a regional variety of the Noongar Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Wudjari people of southwestern Western Australia.
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A.
Gundungurra language
The Gundungurra language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Gundungurra people of the Southern Highlands and Blue Mountains region of New South Wales.
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B.
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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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.
Ngarrindjeri language
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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E.
Awabakal language
Awabakal language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Awabakal people of the coastal region around present-day Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in New South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language variety
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indigenous Australian cultural heritage
ⓘ
Noongar people ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Aboriginal languages of Western Australia ⓘ |
| continent |
Australia (continent)
ⓘ
linked to:
Australia
Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Wudjari people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Wudjari Noongar
ⓘ
linked to:
Nyungar
|
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Pama–Nyungan language
ⓘ
linked to:
Pama–Nyungan languages
|
| ISO639-3 | nys (macrolanguage code for Noongar) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup |
Noongar dialect continuum
ⓘ
linked to:
Noongar language
|
| partOf | Noongar language ⓘ |
| region | Southwest of Western Australia ⓘ |
| revitalization | subject of language revival efforts ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Southwestern Western Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Southwestern Australia
|
| status |
endangered
ⓘ
moribund ⓘ |
| subfamily | Nyungic branch ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers | Wudjari people ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | south coast region of Western Australia ⓘ |
| typeOf | regional variety of Noongar ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
everyday communication (historically) ⓘ traditional oral storytelling ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wudjari dialect Description of subject: The Wudjari dialect is a regional variety of the Noongar Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Wudjari people of southwestern Western Australia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.