Djabugay language

Djabugay (many other names; see below) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language once spoken by Djabugay people.

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

Vocabulary

Some words from the Djabugay language, as spelt and written by Djabugay authors include^[1]:

• 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

• Djabugay people

References

1. ^ Duffin, Rhonda & Brim, Rosetta (1993?) Ngapi Garrang Bulurru-m: All Things Come from Bulurru. Kuranda, Queensland. ISBN 0-646-09380-0.