Antakarinya language explained

Antakarinya
Region:northeast area of South Australia
Ethnicity:Antakirinja, Matuntara
Speakers:7
Date:2021 census
Ref:[1]
Familycolor:Australian
Fam1:Pama–Nyungan
Fam2:Wati
Fam3:Western Desert?
Warnman?
Iso3:ant
Glotto:anta1253
Glottorefname:Antakarinya
Aiatsis:C5
Map2:Lang Status 20-CR.svg

Antakarinya (also Andagarinya, Antikirinya, Antikirrinya) is an Australian Aboriginal language. It is one of the Wati languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family.

The Antakarinya people were greatly affected by the atomic testing at Maralinga in the 1950s and the language was similarly affected in an attempt to explain the tests.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural diversity: Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 13 October 2022. 2021.
  2. Web site: Fuss. Eloise. The Norwegian linguist and the Antikirrininya elder. abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Commission. 1 June 2012.