Nhanhagardi language
| Nhanhagardi | |
|---|---|
| Nanakarti Wilunyu | |
| Native to | Western Australia |
| Region | Champion Bay |
| Ethnicity | Nhanda? |
| Extinct | by 1975 |
| Revival | 2020s |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xnk |
| Glottolog | None |
| AIATSIS | A93 Nhanagardi, W43 Pulinya |
The Nhanhagardi language, also written Nana karti, Nanakarti, Nanakarri, Nanakari, and Nanakati, and also known as Wilunyu, Wiri, Minangu, Barimaia and Jaburu (meaning "northern peoples"), is an Aboriginal Australian language of the Champion Bay area of Western Australia.
No speakers of the language have been recorded since 1975 and through successive Australian censuses up to 2016. According to Vaso Elefsiniotis of the Irra Wangga Language Centre, Nhanhagardi usually refers to the traditional language and people of Champion Bay.
There was some doubt about its existence and classification, but as of 2020, its status is confirmed on AIATSIS.
According to Clarrie Cameron, who is of Nhanhagardi descent, "Pulinya" (AIATSIS W43) is an old name for Nhanhagardi, but Ethnologue equates it with the Yinggarda language. Cameron also says that Nhanhagardi is a Nhanda (S14) language.