Walmajarri

WMT

developing

Alternate Names: Pililuna, Walmajiri, Walmatjari, Walmatjiri, Wolmeri

Dialects: Djuwarliny (Juwaliny, Tjuwalinj). The western group speaks the Juwaliny dialect.

Genealogy:

Australian
Pama-Nyungan
South-West
Ngumbin

Demographics: 510 (2006 census).

Language Use: All children speak Kriol [rop] (Wurm 2007). Mainly adults. Used as L2 by Kukatja [kux], Martu Wangka [mpj], Nyigina [nyh].

Language Development: Dictionary. Bible portions: 1978–1989.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Australia