Ritharrngu language
| Ritharnggu | |
|---|---|
| Ritarungo, Ritharrŋu, etc. | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Ritharrngu |
Native speakers | 9 (2021 census, listed as "Wagilak")[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Yolŋu Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rit |
| Glottolog | rita1239 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N104 |
| ELP | Ritharrngu |
The Ritharnggu language (Ritharrŋu, Ritharngu, Ritarungo) is an
Dialects align with the two kinship moieties of the Ritharrngu people, one of several Yolngu peoples: (a) Ritharnggu (Yirritja moiety), and (b) Wagilak language (Dua moiety).[3] The Manggurra (the other Dua clan) now speak Ritharnggu, but apparently shifted from Nunggubuyu.
Language revival
As of 2020[update], Wägilak/Ritharrŋu is one of 20 languages prioritised as part of the Priority Languages Support Project, being undertaken by First Languages Australia and funded by the
Grammar
Ritharnggu has a split ergativity system. Pronouns use nominative/accusative alignment, humans and higher animals a tripartite system, and everything else ergative/absolutive.[5]
References
- ^ "SBS Australian Census Explorer". Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ N104 Ritharnggu at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxvi.
- ^ "Priority Languages Support Project". First Languages Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-4782-6753-9.
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