Larrakia language

E946652

Larrakia language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Larrakia people around the Darwin region of the Northern Territory.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Larrakia language canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Aboriginal language
Pama–Nyungan language
endangered language
associatedPeople Larrakia people
belongsTo Larrakia cultural heritage
continent Australia
country Australia
ethnicGroup Larrakia people
hasAlternativeName Gulumirrgin
Larrakeah
Larrakeyah
Larrakia
linked to: Larrakia people
hasDialects none documented
ISO639-3Code lrg
languageFamily Northern Territory Indigenous languages
Pama–Nyungan languages
region Darwin
Northern Territory
revitalizationStatus undergoing language revival efforts
spokenIn Australia
Darwin region
Northern Territory
status severely endangered
traditionalLanguageOf Larrakia people
traditionalTerritory Darwin Harbour area
linked to: Darwin Harbour

surrounding coastal areas of Darwin
usedFor ceremonial contexts
cultural practices
oral tradition
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Larrakia people hasLanguage Larrakia language
Gulumirrgin languageSpoken Larrakia language
Gulumirrgin people language Larrakia language