public_comment: ""The Nyiyaparli language is spoken by around 200 people. There are many more people who have a partial or passive understanding of the language, or who identify as being of Nyiyaparli heritage and speak another language."",
private_comment: null,
source_id:89681,
preferred: 0,
},
{
id:23854,
code_id:6793,
speaker_number: "10-99",
speaker_number_text: "~50",
second_language_speakers: "",
semi_speakers: "",
children: "",
young_adults: "",
older_adults: "",
elders: "",
ethnic_population: "",
date_of_info: "",
public_comment: ""Oates (1975) [reports] 50 speakers at Marble Bar and Roy Hill. Brandenstein (1972c) [reports] 6 speakers at Marble Bar, Port Hedland and Roy Hill. Geytenbeek (1988 p.c.) says Brian and Helen Geytenbeek's survey of 1972-73 found 60 Nyiyaparli speakers."",