4.3.8 MALKANA
Location: Shark Bay, south of Wooramel River; southern boundary near Hamelin Pool.
1. Names of the language and different spellings that have been used:
Madjana (Brandenstein)
Majanna (Barlee)
Maldjana (Capell)
Malgana (Brandenstein, Tindale)
Malyana
2. Classification of the language:
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966): Kardu (part of a subgroup together with Targuda, Buluguda, Damala and Watjanti)
Identification codes:AIATSIS:W.18
Capell (1963):W.28
Oates (1975):53.3a
3. Dialects of the language:
No information
4. Number and distribution of speakers:
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966): two or three speakers.
5. People who have worked intensively to record the language:
No one
6. Practical spelling system:
None
7. Word lists:
Barlee (1886b)
Brandenstein (1966c)
O'Grady (1959)
8. Texts:
None
9. Grammar or sketch grammar:
None
10. Language programmes:
None
11. Language learning material:
None
12. Literature in the language:
None
13. Material available:
(see section 5 (Bibliography) for annotations on the following works)
Barlee, F. (1886b) 'Vocabulary no.12, Shark Bay: The Majanna tribe', pp.306-309 in E.M.Curr, The Australian race, Vol.1.
Brandenstein, C.G. von (1966c) Malkana vocabulary and sentences (audiotape, 30 minutes).
Brandenstein, C.G. von (1966f) Report [to AIAS] on fieldwork in north-west Western Australia, 1-29 September 1966.
Brandenstein, C.G. von (1967a) Interim report, 17 July-10 October 1967.
Brandenstein, C.G. von (1969g) The diaries of C.G. von Brandenstein, 1964-1969, MS.
Morphy, F. (1985) Working notes on Western Australian languages. Part of an ARGS project directed by R.M.W. Dixon.
O'Grady, G.N. (1959) Significance of the circumcision boundary in Western Australia, BA thesis, University of Sydney.
O'Grady, G.N.(1960a) Fieldnotes, MS.
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