Ngandi language

{{short description|Australian Aboriginal language}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Ngandi

| nativename =

| extinct = 2019, with the death of C. W. Daniels

| ref =

| revived =

| region = Northern Territory

| ethnicity = Ngandi

| familycolor = Australian

| fam1 = Arnhem

| fam2 = East Arnhem

| iso3 = nid

| glotto = ngan1295

| glottorefname = Ngandi

| aiatsis = N90

}}

Ngandi is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Wilton River, Northern Territory. It is closely related to Nunggubuyu.

In 2017 the last fluent speaker of Ngandi, Cherry Wulumirr Daniels, began teaching the language to younger people at Ngukurr.{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-16/future-of-endangered-ngandi-language-rests-with-youth/8446414|title=Future of endangered Indigenous language rests with youth|last=James|first=Felicity|date=2017-04-16|work=ABC News|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en-AU}} She died in 2019.{{cite web |title=Preserving Indigenous languages |url=https://lens.monash.edu/@monash-life/2019/10/27/1377046/preserving-indigenous-languages |website=Monash Life |date=27 October 2019 |publisher=Monash University |access-date=12 August 2020}}{{cite web |title=Cherry Wulumirr Daniels laid to rest |url=https://yugulmangi.com.au/index.php/2019/04/24/cherry-wulumirr-daniels-laid-to-rest/ |website=Yugul Mangi Development Aboriginal Corporation |date=24 April 2019 |access-date=12 August 2020}}