Western Desert language group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Western_Desert_language_group
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf language family
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Western_Desert_languages
gptkbp:firstDescribed 20th century
gptkbp:glottologCode aus
west2437
gptkbp:hasDialects yes
gptkbp:hasLanguage gptkb:Kukatja
gptkb:Manyjilyjarra
gptkb:Ngaatjatjarra
gptkb:Pintupi
gptkb:Ngaanyatjarra
gptkb:Pitjantjatjara
gptkb:Yankunytjatjara
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Desert language group
gptkbp:ISO639-3 gptkb:aus_(macrolanguage)
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Pama–Nyungan
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers several thousand
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Territory
gptkb:South_Australia
gptkb:Western_Australia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Wati_languages
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Aboriginal_Australians
gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:status endangered
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pitjantjatjara_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7