
Handbook of Australian Languages: v.5
OUP Australia and New Zealand (Publisher)
Published on 1. February 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
530 pages
978-0-19-554998-0 (ISBN)
Description
Of the 5000 plus languages in the world, about half are spoken by only a few people and are endangered. This volume presents three Australian Aboriginal languages with fewer than 200 speakers; Bunuba in the Kimberley district, Ndjebbana in central Arnhem Land and Nganhcara on Cape York.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Illustrations
1 maps
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
982 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-554998-0 (9780195549980)
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