- Djabugay language
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Djabugay Spoken in Queensland, Australia Native speakers unknown (3 cited 1981) Language family Pama–Nyungan- Yidinyic
- Djabugay
Language codes ISO 639-3 dyy Djabugay (many other names; see below) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language once spoken by Djabugay people.
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Names
Names for this language and/or some of its dialects include:
- Djabugay, Djabugai, Dyaabugay, Dyabugay, Tjapukai
- Tjabakai-Thandji, Tjabogaijanji; Djabungandji, Tjapunkandji
- Tjunbundji; Koko-Tjumbundji
- Tjankun
- Tjankir
- Kokonyungalo, Kikonjunkulu
- Bulum-Bulum
- Check-Cull
- Chewlie
- Hileman
- Kodgotto
- Ngarlkadjie
- Orlow
Vocabulary
Some words from the Djabugay language, as spelt and written by Djabugay authors include[1]:
- Bulurru: elsewhere known as Dreaming, the source of life.
- Gurrabana: where people and everything in Djabugay society and life is divided between wet and dry, this is the wet season side.
- Gurraminya: where people and everything in Djabugay society and life is divided between wet and dry, this is the dry season side.
See also
References
- ^ Duffin, Rhonda & Brim, Rosetta (1993?) Ngapi Garrang Bulurru-m: All Things Come from Bulurru. Kuranda, Queensland. ISBN 0-646-09380-0.
Categories:- Language articles with old speaker data
- Yidinic languages
- Indigenous Australian language stubs
- Yidinyic
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