Thayore
PrintA language of Australia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Behran, Gugudayor, Kuktayor, Kukudayore, Kuuk Thaayoore, Kuuk Thaayorre, Taior, Thaayore, Thayorre
Population
29 (2006 census), decreasing. Kuuk-Yak dialect recently extinct (Wurm 2007). Ethnic population: 350 (1982 A. Hall).
Location
Queensland, west Cape York, between Edward and Coleman rivers.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
Kuuk-Yak.
Typology
SVO
Language Use
Children are learning it (2011).
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1981.