Language of the week: Anindilyakwa
Anindilyakwa is this week’s language of the week, one of my favourite languages and language names. Anindilyakwa is sort of the Pira hã of Australian languages; it’s a bit of an enigma, although it’s sometimes classified as a Gunwinyguan language. There are about 1,200 speakers, most of whom live on Groote Eylandt (aka [gɹɪɯt']) in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
- Wikipedia entry for Anindilyakwa
- Language information from WALS: Anindilyakwa
- Anindilyakwa Art
- Velma Leeding’s thesis on Anindilyakwa phonology and morphology
- Link to information on the draft Anindilyakwa dictionary.
