| Ngandi | |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Ngandi |
| Extinct | 2019, with the death of C. W. Daniels[1] |
Arnhem
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nid |
| Glottolog | ngan1295 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N90 |
| ELP | Ngandi |
Ngandi is an extinctAustralian Aboriginal language of theWilton River,Northern Territory. It is closely related toNunggubuyu.
In 2017 the last fluent speaker of Ngandi, Cherry Wulumirr Daniels, began teaching the language to younger people atNgukurr.[3] She died in 2019.[1][4]
A short film,Lil Bois, written in the language and directed by Daniels's nephew, was released in 2018.[5]
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