Kija language
| Kija | |
|---|---|
| Region | From Halls Creek to Kununurra, Western Australia |
Native speakers | 210 (2006 census)[1] |
|
Jarrakan
| |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
gia |
| Glottolog |
kitj1240[2] |
| AIATSIS[1] |
K20 |
Kija (Kitja, Gidja) is an Australian Aboriginal language today spoken by about 100 people, most of whom live in the region from Halls Creek to Kununurra in Western Australia.
Kuluwarrang and Walgi may have been dialects.
References
- 1 2 Kija at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Kitja". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Blythe, J. Yuwurriyangem Kijam (our Language Kija): a Phrasebook of the Kija Language. Halls Creek: Kimberley Language Resource Centre.
- Kofod, F. M. (1996). Introduction to the Kija Language. Halls Creek: Kimberley Language Resource Centre.
- Taylor, P.; Taylor, J. (1971). "A tentative statement of Kitja phonology". Papers on the Languages of Australian Aboriginals: 100–19.
- Taylor, P.; Hudson, J. (1976). "Metamorphosis and Process in Kija". Talanya. 3: 25–36.
External links
- Bibliography of Kija people and language resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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