Kaurna language

Kaurna
Kaurna language
Kaurna Warra
Region	South Australia
Ethnicity	Kaurna
Extinct	Extinct as a first language since 25 December 1929, with the death of Ivaritji
Revival	Subsequently revived, with a growing number of L2 speakers
Language family	Pama-Nyungan Thura-Yura Kadli? Kaurna
Language codes
ISO 639-3	zku
Linguist List	zku
Glottolog	kaur1267
AIATSIS[1]	L3
ELP	Kaurna
Kaurna is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Kaurna (/ˈɡɑːnə/ or /ˈɡaʊnə/) is a Pama-Nyungan language historically spoken by the Kaurna peoples of the Adelaide Plains of South Australia. The Kaurna peoples are made up of various tribal clan groups, each with their own parnkarra district of land and local dialect. These dialects were historically spoken in the area bounded by Crystal Brook and Clare in the north, Cape Jervis in the south, and just over the Mount Lofty Ranges. Kaurna ceased to be spoken on an everyday basis in the 19th century and the last known native speaker, Ivaritji, died in 1929. Language revival efforts began in the 1980s, with the language now frequently used for ceremonial purposes, such as dual naming and welcome to country ceremonies.