Darling language
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| Darling | |
|---|---|
| Baagandji | |
| Native to | Australia |
Native speakers | 24 (2006)[1] |
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Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Dialects |
?Gurnu (Guula)
Naualko
Baarrundji
Wiljaali
Dhanggaali (Thangkaali)
Bulaali
Wanjubarlgu
Bandjigali
Barrindji
Marrawarra (Maraura)[2]
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | drl |
| AIATSIS[3] | D12 |
 The Darling language (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan) | |
The Darling language, or Paakantyi (Baagandji), is a nearly extinct Australian aboriginal language spoken at the base of the Darling River in New South Wales. The Darling language is nearly extinct, with a recent report indicating that only two people could speak the language fluently.[4]
Dialects of Paakantyi include South Baagandji (Paakantyi, Bagundji), Kula (Kurnu), Wilyagali (Wiljagali), and Bandjigali (Baarrundji, Barindji, Marrawarra, Maruara). Bowern (2011) lists Gurnu/Guula as a separate language. Dixon adds several other names, some perhaps synonyms;[2] Bulaali (Bulali) may have been an alternative name for Wiljagali, but also for a different language, Maljangapa.[5]
References
- ↑ Darling reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxvi.
- ↑ Darling at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ↑ Paul, Margaret. "Funding sought for Aboriginal language classes". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ Bulali at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Bandjigali dialect reference at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
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