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Mantharta languages

Mantharta
Region Western Australia
Native speakers
2 Dhargari (2005)
(1 cited 2007)
Dialects
  • Dhargari
  • Warriyangga
  • Dhiin
  • Jiwarli
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Variously:
 – Dhargari
 – Warriyangga
 – Thiin
 – Djiwarli
Glottolog mant1266
AIATSIS W21 Tharrkari, W22 Warriyangka, W25 Thiin, W28 Jiwarli
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Mantharta languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan).

Mantharta is a possibly extinct dialect cluster spoken in the southern Pilbara region of Western Australia. The four varieties were distinct but largely mutually intelligible. These were:

The name mantharta comes from the word for 'man' in all four varieties.

See Jiwarli dialect for details.



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