Charlie Mungulda Explained

Charlie Mungulda of Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia, was the last native speaker of the Amurdak language in 2007.[1] [2] [3]

Mungulda collaborated on a paper entitled "Survival, Social Cohesion and Rock Art: The Painted Hands of Western Arnhem Land, Australia" published in May 2020.[4], Mungulda's death has not been reported, despite there being no recorded speakers in 2021 of Amurdag.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scientists Race Around World to Save Dying Languages. 2007-09-20. Associated Press. Fox News. 2009-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20071005212328/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297260,00.html. 2007-10-05. dead.
  2. Web site: Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+). stat.data.abs.gov.au. 2019-02-14. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226044803/http://stat.data.abs.gov.au/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=ABS_C16_T09_SA. dead.
  3. Web site: As languages die away, so do pieces of history. The Seattle Times. 19 September 2007 . Randolph E. . Schmid.
  4. May . Sally K. . Taylor . Luke . Frieman . Catherine . Taçon . Paul S.C. . Wesley . Daryl . Jones . Tristen . Goldhahn . Joakim . Mungulda . Charlie . Survival, social cohesion and rock art: the painted hands of Western Arnhem Land, Australia . . 30 . 3 . 1 August 2020 . 0959-7743 . 10.1017/S0959774320000104 . 491–510 . 14 March 2021. 1 May 2020. free . 2440/134685 . free . PDF
  5. Web site: Language Hotspots . Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages . 14 March 2021.

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