Western Torres Strait language
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:language
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Kala_Lagaw_Ya
|
| gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo |
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
|
| gptkbp:endangeredStatus |
definitely endangered
|
| gptkbp:hasDialects |
gptkb:Kala_Lagaw_Ya
gptkb:Kaiwalgau_Ya gptkb:Kawalgau_Ya gptkb:Kulkalgau_Ya |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Western Torres Strait language
|
| gptkbp:ISO639-3 |
mwp
|
| gptkbp:languageFamily |
gptkb:Pama–Nyungan
|
| gptkbp:linguisticFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ergative-absolutive alignment |
| gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers |
~1,200
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Western_Torres_Strait
|
| gptkbp:spokenIn |
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Queensland gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islands |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islanders
|
| gptkbp:writingSystem |
gptkb:Latin_script
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kala_Lagaw_Ya
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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