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Yinggarda is a dialect from the central western coast of Australia. "It is one of the Kartu languages of the large South-West branch of the Pama-Nyungan family." As of 1981, there were five remaining speakers. In 1987, it was estimated that there were no remaining speakers, and that it was extinct. Its close relative, Malgana, has also been thought to be extinct and to have no remaining speakers.
Save itA dictionary of Yinggarda words was published in 1992. The dictionary is a mere 69 pages long. The Bible has yet to be published in this language either.
Images
There are no main photos of the Yinggarda people or anything pertaining to the dialect, so attached are two photos, first of a photo of the central western coast of Australia, and secondly a whole map of Australia.
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