Kija language

Kija language

Infobox Language
name=Kija
region=From Halls Creek to Kununurra, Western Australia
speakers=100
familycolor=Australian
fam1=Jarrakan
script=Latin alphabet
iso2=aus
iso3=gia

Kija is an Australian Aboriginal language today spoken by about 100 people, most of whom live in the region from Halls Creek to Kununurra in Western Australia.

References

*cite book |last=Blythe |first=J. |title=Yuwurriyangem Kijam (our Language Kija): a Phrasebook of the Kija Language |location=Halls Creek |publisher=Kimberley Language Resource Centre
*cite book |last=Kofod |first=F. M. |year=1996 |title=Introduction to the Kija Language |location=Halls Creek |publisher=Kimberley Language Resource Centre
*cite journal |last=Taylor |first=P. |coauthors=Taylor, J. |year=1971 |title=A tentative statement of Kitja phonology |journal=Papers on the Languages of Australian Aboriginals |pages=100–19
*cite journal |last=Taylor |first=P. |coauthors=Hudson, J. |year=1976 |title=Metamorphosis and Process in Kija |journal=Talanya |volume=3 |pages=25–36


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