Mantharta_language
Mantharta language
Partly extinct dialect cluster of Western Australia
Mantharta is a partly extinct dialect cluster spoken in the southern Pilbara region of Western Australia. There were four varieties, which were distinct but largely mutually intelligible. The four were:[3][4]
- Tharrgari (Tharrkari, Dhargari), still spoken c. 2005
- Warriyangka (Wadiwangga), still spoken c. 1973
- Thiin (Thiinma), still spoken c. 2021[5]
- Jiwarli (Tjiwarli), extinct by 2004
The name mantharta comes from the word for "man" in all four varieties.