Djabugay language
| Djabugay | |
|---|---|
| Region | Queensland, Australia |
| Ethnicity | Djabugay, Buluwai, Yirrganydji (Irukandji) |
Native speakers | 28 (2006 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dyy |
| Glottolog | dyaa1242 |
| AIATSIS[1] | Y106 |
| ELP | Djabugay |
Djabugay (or Djabuganjdji; see below for other names) is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Djabugay
Classification
Though sometimes placed in a separate Yidinyic branch of Pama–Nyungan, Bowern (2011) retains Djabugay in its traditional place within the Paman languages.[3]
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
Phonology
Djabugay consonant inventory [4]
| Bilabial | Apico-alveolar | Retroflex | Lamino-palatal | Dorso-velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | b | d | dj | g | |
| Nasals | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Lateral | l | ||||
| Rhotics | r | ɻ | |||
| Semivowels | (w) | j | w |
Djabugay vowel inventory [4]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː |
| Low | a aː | |
Vocabulary
Some words from the Djabugay language, as spelt and written by Djabugay authors include:[5]
- 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
- ^ a b Y106 Djabugay at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxii.
- ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
- ^ a b Patz, Elisabeth. “Djabugay.” In Handbook of Australian Languages, edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake, 4:245–347. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1991.
- ^ Duffin, Rhonda & Brim, Rosetta (1993?) Ngapi Garrang Bulurru-m: All Things Come from Bulurru. Kuranda, Queensland. ISBN 0-646-09380-0.
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