Bardi | |
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Region | Australia |
Ethnicity | 2000 Bardi, Jawi |
Native speakers | 380 (2021)[1] |
Nyulnyulan
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:bcj djw – Jawi |
Glottolog | bard1254 |
AIATSIS[2] | K15 |
ELP | Bardi |
Bardi (also Baardi, Baard) is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language in the Nyulnyulan family, mutually intelligible with Jawi and possibly other dialects. It is spoken by the Bardi people at the tip of the Dampier peninsula and neighbouring islands (north of Broome, in Northwestern Australia). There are few fluent speakers in the 21st century, but efforts are being made to teach the Bardi language and culture at at least one school.