Warlpiri language
| Warlpiri | |
|---|---|
| Warlpiri | |
| Pronunciation | [waɭpiɻi] (['waɭbɪ̆ˌɻi]) |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Warlpiri, Ngalia |
Native speakers | 2,624 (2021 census) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Latin | |
| Warlpiri Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wbp |
| Glottolog | warl1254 |
| AIATSIS | C15 |
| ELP | Warlpiri |
The Warlpiri (/ˈwɑːrlbri/ or /ˈwɔːlpəri/) language is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by close to 3,000 of the Warlpiri people from the Tanami Desert, northwest of Alice Springs, Central Australia. It is one of the Ngarrkic languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family and is one of the largest Aboriginal languages in Australia in terms of number of speakers. One of the most well-known terms for The Dreaming (an Aboriginal spiritual belief), Jukurrpa, derives from Warlpiri.
Warnayaka (Wanayaga, Woneiga), Wawulya (Ngardilpa), and Ngalia are regarded as probable dialects of Warlpiri on the AUSTLANG database, although with potentially no data; while Ngardilypa is confirmed.