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Yanyuwa

A language of Australia

ISO 639-3: jao

Population  52 (1996 census). Ethnic population: 113 (2000 WCD).
Region  Queensland, Borroloola, Northern Territory, Doomadgee.
Language map  Northern Australia
Alternate names   Aniula, Anula, Anyula, Janjula, Leeanuwa, Wadiri, Yanula, Yanyula
Classification  Australian, Pama-Nyungan, Yanyuwan
Language use  Intermarry with Garawa [gbc] or Mara [mec]. Wives learn the husband’s language but use their own with members of their own group. Children usually speak the mother’s language, but boys at puberty learn and then speak the father’s language. Also use Kriol [rop], English, or Garawa.
Language development  Bible portions: 1980.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  SVO. Hunter-gatherers traditionally.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Huttar, George L. and Jean F. Kirton. 1981. "Contrasts in Yanyuwa consonants."

Kerr, Harland B. 1964. "Comparison of Anyula base pronouns with Burera, Maung, and Wik-Munkan."

Kirton, Jean F. 1964. "Anyula person [sic] pronouns."

Kirton, Jean F. 1967. "Anyula phonology."

Kirton, Jean F. 1970. "Twelve pronominal sets in Yanyula."

Kirton, Jean F. 1971. "Complexities of Yanyula nouns: Interrelationship of linguistics and anthropology."

Kirton, Jean F. 1971. "Yanyula noun modifiers."

Kirton, Jean F. 1976. "Yanyuwa nominative and ergative-allative cases."

Kirton, Jean F. 1978. "Yanyuwa verbs."

Kirton, Jean F. 1988. "Men’s and women’s dialect."

Kirton, Jean F. 1988. "Yanyuwa, a dying language."

Kirton, Jean F. and Bella Charlie. 1978. "Seven articulatory positions in Yanyuwa consonants."

Kirton, Jean F. and Bella Charlie. 1996. Further aspects of the grammar of Yanyuwa, northern Australia.

Kirton, Jean F. and Nero Timothy. 1977. "Yanyuwa concepts relating to ‘skin’."

Kirton, Jean F. and Nero Timothy. 1982. "Some thoughts on Yanyuwa language and culture."

MacDonald, Elfreda. 1964. "Notes on the noun classes of Anyula."

Pittman, Richard S. and Harland B. Kerr, editors. 1964. Papers on the languages of the Australian Aborigines.

Vernacular Publications

A-barral kulu nya-mirningiya; A-barral kulu mirningiya. 1982.

Kiya-arri nya-ardu ngamala; Ka-arri ardu ngamala. 1982.