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Djabugay (or Djabuganjdji; see below for other names) is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Djabugay people with 46 native speakers at the 2016 census.[3][2] The Djabugay language region includes Far North Queensland, particularly around the Kuranda Range and Barron River catchment, and the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cairns Regional Council.[4]

Djabugay
Region	Queensland, Australia
Ethnicity	Djabugay, Buluwai, Yirrganydji (Irukandji)
Native speakers	81 (2021 census)[1]
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Paman Djabugay
Dialects	Djabugay Yirrgay (Irrukandji) Bulway Guluy Njagali (Nyagali)[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dyy
Glottolog	dyaa1242
AIATSIS[3]	Y106
ELP	Djabugay
Djabugay is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Classification

Though sometimes placed in a separate Yidinyic branch of Pama–Nyungan, Bowern (2011) retains Djabugay in its traditional place within the Paman languages.[5]

Dialects

The following languages are confirmed dialects of Djabugay by the AUSTLANG database maintained by Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Djabugay is used both as a language name and a dialect name.[3] Additional names for these languages and/or dialects have been listed after their names but terms do overlap and the lists are not exhaustive.

• Y106: Djabugay / Tjapukai – Barron River dialect, Binggu, Bulum-Bulum, Buluwai, Check-Cull, Chewlie, Dja:bugay, Djabugai, Djabuganjdji, Djabungandji, Dyaabugay, Dyabugandyi, Dyabugay, Hileman, Irukandjai, Kikonjunkulu, Kodgotto, Koko-Tjumbundji, Koko njunkulu, Koko nyungalo, Koko Tjumbundji, Kokonjunkulu, Kokonyungalo, Ngarlkadjie, Njakali, Nyakali, Orlow, Tapelcay, Tcabogai tjanji, Tja:pukanja, Tjabakai-Thandji, Tjabogai tjandji, Tjabogai tjanji, Tjabogaijanji, Tjabogaitjandji, Tjankir, Tjankun, Tjapukandji, Tjapukanja, Tjapunkandji, Tjunbundji, Toabogai tjani, Tuffelcey[3][4][6]
• Y110: Bulway – Buluwan dyi, Buluwandji, Buluwandyi, Bulwandji, Bulwandyi[7][8]
• Y111: Yirrgay – Chumchum, Dingal, Djabungandji, Dungara, Dungarah, Illagona, Irakanji, Irukandji, Tingaree, Tingeree, Umbay, Walpoll, Wongulli, Yerkanji, Yettkie, Yirgandji, Yirgay, Yirkandji, Yirkanji[9][10]
• Y160: Guluy – Dyaabugay[11]
• Y162: Nyagali – Njagali[12]

Phonology

Consonants

	Bilabial	Apico-alveolar	Retroflex	Lamino-palatal	Dorso-velar
Stop	b	d		ɟ	g
Nasal	m	n		ɲ	ŋ
Lateral		l
Rhotic		r	ɻ
Semivowel	(w)			j	w

[13]

Vowels

	Front	Back
High	i iː	u uː
Low	a aː

[13]

Vocabulary

Some words from the Djabugay language, as spelt and written by Djabugay authors include:[4][14]

• 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.
• Djirri-nyurra: hello
• Guyu: fish
• Gan gula: kangaroo
• Bulmba: home
• Bana: rain
• Wuru: river
• Bungan: sun

See also

• Yidiny language

References

Further reading

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Wordlists: Djabugay Everyday Words, published by State Library of Queensland under CC-BY license, accessed 17 May 2022.

На других языках

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- [en] Djabugay language

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[es] Idioma djabugay

Djabugay (o Djabuganjdji; ver más abajo para otros nombres) es una lengua aborigen australiana en peligro de extinción hablada por el pueblo djabugay con 46 hablantes nativos en el censo de 2016.[1] La región del idioma Djabugay incluye Extremo norte de Queensland, particularmente alrededor de la cuenca de Kuranda Range y Barron River, y el paisaje dentro de los límites del gobierno local del Consejo Regional de Cairns.[2]

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[ru] Тяпукай (язык)

Тяпукай — австралийский язык пама-ньюнгской языковой семьи, входящий в группу йидинь. Название языка передаётся по-русски ещё как тьяпукай или дьябугай, по-английски Tjapukai, Djabugay, Jaabugay, Dyaabugay и множеством иных вариантов. Язык распространён в штате Квинсленд. Количество говорящих на языке в 2006 году было 28 человек[1].

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