Djinba is an Australian Aboriginal Yolŋu language, spoken by the Djinba in eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
Djinba | |
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Native to | Australia |
Region | Northern Territory |
Ethnicity | Djinba |
Native speakers | 53 (2006 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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Dialects |
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Yolŋu Sign Language | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | djb |
Glottolog | djin1252 |
AIATSIS[1] | N97 |
ELP | Djinba |
Dialects of the two moieties are (a) Ganalbingu (Ganhalpuyngu) and (b) Mandjalpingu (Manydjalpuyngu).[2]
Speakers of Mandjalpingu include the actor and traditional dancer David Gulpilil.
References
edit- ^ a b N97 Djinba at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxvi.