Malgana language
| Malgana | |
|---|---|
| Malkana | |
| Region | Shark Bay area of Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Malgana people |
| Extinct | 1990s |
| Revival | 1-10 (2018-19) undergoing revival |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vml |
| Glottolog | malg1242 |
| AIATSIS | W18 |
| ELP | Malkana |
Malgana, also known as Malkana, is the Aboriginal Australian language of the Malgana people of Western Australia. It is one of the Kartu languages of the Pama–Nyungan family of languages.
The Irra Wangga Language Centre (having taken over from the Yamaji Language Centre) has been carrying out work on the Malgana language since 1995, and has produced an illustrated wordlist from local speakers of the language. A Sketch Grammar of Malgana (Gargett, 2012) was published by Pacific Linguistics.
There is a sign in the Shire of Shark Bay that reads Yandani Gathaagudu, with under it being the English translation, "Welcome to Shark Bay".