Wiradjuri language
E280934
The Wiradjuri language is an Indigenous Australian language traditionally spoken by the Wiradjuri people of central New South Wales and now the focus of active revitalization efforts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wiradjuri language canonical | 18 |
| Wiradjuri language community | 1 |
| southern Wiradjuri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2441983 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wiradjuri language Context triple: [Aboriginal languages, includes, Wiradjuri language]
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A.
Kaurna language
The Kaurna language is the traditional Indigenous Australian language of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains in South Australia, currently undergoing revitalization after near extinction.
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B.
Noongar language
The Noongar language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Noongar people of southwestern Western Australia.
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C.
Pitjantjatjara language
The Pitjantjatjara language is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Pitjantjatjara people of central Australia, particularly in parts of South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.
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D.
Arrernte languages
Arrernte languages are a group of closely related Australian Aboriginal languages traditionally spoken by the Arrernte people of Central Australia, particularly around Alice Springs.
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E.
Kikuyu language
Kikuyu language is a major Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kikuyu people of central Kenya.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wiradjuri language Target entity description: The Wiradjuri language is an Indigenous Australian language traditionally spoken by the Wiradjuri people of central New South Wales and now the focus of active revitalization efforts.
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A.
Kaurna language
The Kaurna language is the traditional Indigenous Australian language of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains in South Australia, currently undergoing revitalization after near extinction.
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B.
Noongar language
The Noongar language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Noongar people of southwestern Western Australia.
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C.
Pitjantjatjara language
The Pitjantjatjara language is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Pitjantjatjara people of central Australia, particularly in parts of South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.
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D.
Arrernte languages
Arrernte languages are a group of closely related Australian Aboriginal languages traditionally spoken by the Arrernte people of Central Australia, particularly around Alice Springs.
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E.
Kikuyu language
Kikuyu language is a major Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kikuyu people of central Kenya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
ⓘ
Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ revitalized language ⓘ |
| AIATSISCode | D10 ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Wiradjuri nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Wiradjuri people
|
| associatedWith | Indigenous Australian culture ⓘ |
| country |
Wiradjuri country
ⓘ
linked to:
Wiradjuri Country
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Wiradhuri
ⓘ
Wiradjeri ⓘ Wirraayjuurray ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
song and oral literature
ⓘ
traditional stories ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStatus | was widely spoken across central New South Wales prior to colonization ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
suffixing morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
lamino-dental stops ⓘ retroflex consonants ⓘ three-vowel system ⓘ |
| hasResource |
Wiradjuri dictionaries
ⓘ
descriptive grammars ⓘ orthography guides ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature |
case-marking on nouns
ⓘ
relatively free word order ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | wrh ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Pama–Nyungan
ⓘ
linked to:
Pama–Nyungan languages
|
| region |
Lachlan River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Lachlan River
Murrumbidgee River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Murrumbidgee catchment
Riverina ⓘ central New South Wales ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community language classes
ⓘ
development of teaching materials ⓘ production of dictionaries and grammars ⓘ school programs in New South Wales ⓘ university courses ⓘ use in signage on Wiradjuri country ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ |
| status |
severely endangered
ⓘ
subject of language revitalization ⓘ |
| subfamily | Wiradhuric ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers | Wiradjuri people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Welcome to Country speeches
ⓘ
ceremonial contexts ⓘ community events ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wiradjuri language Description of subject: The Wiradjuri language is an Indigenous Australian language traditionally spoken by the Wiradjuri people of central New South Wales and now the focus of active revitalization efforts.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wiradjuri language
linked to: Wiradjuri language