Miriwoong language

Miriwoong
RegionKununurra, Western Australia
EthnicityMiriwung
Native speakers
168 (2021 census)
Revivalexist
Jarrakan
  • Miriwoong
Dialects
Miriwoong Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3mep
Glottologmiri1266
AIATSISK29
ELPMiriwoong
(red) Miriwoong language

(purple) other Jarrakan languages

(grey) other non-Pama-Nyungan languages

Miriwoong, also written Miriuwung and Miriwung, is an Aboriginal Australian language which today has fewer than 20 fluent speakers, most of whom live in or near Kununurra in Western Australia. All of the fluent speakers are elderly and the Miriwoong language is considered to be critically endangered. However, younger generations tend to be familiar with a lot of Miriwoong vocabulary which they use when speaking Kimberley Kriol or Aboriginal English, and there is active language revitalization.