4_4_9 Nhuwala

Location: Mouth of the Ashburton River and south-westwards to Giralia; east to Cane River; inland to Parry Range; at Onslow.
1. Names of the language and different spellings that have been used:
Ngoala
Noala
Noalla
Nooela
Nornamaronga
Nuela (Bates)
2. Classification of the language:
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966): Ngayarda
Identification codes: AIATSIS:W30
Capell (1963):W.33
Oates (1975):50.8
3. Dialects of the language:
No information
4. Present number and distribution of speakers:
Brandenstein says there were less than 20 speakers at Onslow (quoted in Oates 1975).
Austin (1987 p.c.): no more speakers.
5. People who have worked intensively to record the language:
No one
6. Practical spelling system:
None
7. Word lists:
Brandenstein (1969g)
O'Grady (1957-58)
Patterson (1957)
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)
Bates, D.M. (n.d.129) Outline of grammar [2] - Pronouns, typescript copy of MS, Section 12, 1, ANL-MS365-37/43-97.
Brandenstein, C.G. von (1969g) The diaries of C.G. von Brandenstein, 1964-1969, MS.
Brandenstein, C.G. von (n.d.c) List of audiotaped material, ts.
Dench, A.C. (1982a) Jurruru fieldnotes, MS.
O'Grady, G.N. (1957-58) Materials on the suffixing languages of Western Australia, MS.
Paterson, A. (1957) Buduna, Talandji, Noala and Jindjibandi lexical test lists.

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