Yaygir language

Yaygir
Yaygir
Native to	Australia
Region	New South Wales
Ethnicity	Yaygir people
Extinct	two speakers in 1929
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Gumbaynggiric Yaygir; ;
Dialects	Yaegl (around mouth of the Clarence); Yirraygirr (upriver of Maclean); Yunggaya (around Ulmarra);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xya
Glottolog	yayg1236
AIATSIS	E10
ELP	Yaygir

Yaygir (also spelt Yaygirr or Yegir) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language. It was spoken by the Yaygir people in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.

There are currently attempts to revitalise the language, including the publication of a dictionary in 2012.^[3]

References

^ Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-op. "Yaygirr Language Revitalisation". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
^ E10 Yaygir at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
^ Morelli, Steve (2012). Yaygirr Dictionary and Grammar. Nambucca Heads: Muurrbay. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

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