Dyaabugay
PrintA language of Australia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Bulum-Bulum, Check-Cull, Chewlie, Djabugai, Dyabugay, Hileman, Kikonjunkulu, Kodgotto, Kokonyungalo, Koko-Tjumbundji, Ngarlkajie, Orlow, Tjabakai-Thandji, Tjabogaijanji, Tjankir, Tjankun, Tjapukai, Tjapunkandji, Tjunbundji
Population
29 (2006 census). Wurm reported only 3 speakers left in 1981 (Wurm 2007).
Location
Queensland, Barron river south of Mareeba to Kuranda, north to Port Douglas on a plateau.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Dialects
Dyaabugay, Gulay, Njakali (Nyagali, Nyakali).
Language Use
In the 1980s, a revival of the language was undertaken and it has since been in daily use among members of the ethnic group as a symbol of their identity (2007).
Language Development
Dictionary.
Language Resources