Jabirr Jabirr language
| Dyaberdyaber | |
|---|---|
| Dyaberdyaber | |
| Region | Australia |
| Ethnicity | Djaberadjabera |
| Extinct | 1980s?[1] |
Nyulnyulan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dyb |
| Glottolog | dyab1238 |
| AIATSIS[1] | K8 |
| ELP | Jabirr-Jabirr |
The Jabirr Jabirr language, also known as Djabirr-Djabirr, is a Western Nyulnyulan language formerly spoken by the Jabirr Jabirr people on the coast south of Beagle Bay in Western Australia. Earlier sources spelled the name DjaberrDjaberr or Dyaberdyaber; the contemporary accepted spelling is Jabirr-Jabirr, which reflects the spelling conventions of languages of the Kimberley region.[2] It is also sometimes spelt Jabba Jabba.[3]
The language is closely related to Nyulnyul and probably close enough to be mutually intelligible.[4] The source materials from Nekes and Worms' (1953) "Australian Languages" list numerous similarities.
Jabirr Jabirr is as of 2020[update] part of a language revival project.
References
- ^ a b K8 Dyaberdyaber at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Bowern, C. 2012 "A Grammar of Bardi". Berlin: Mouton
- ^ McKenzie, Vincent (13 August 2019). "Education is the key to keeping Bardi language and culture strong". Life. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ McGregor, W and B Stokes. Classifying the Nyulnyulan languages. in N. Evans (ed) "The Non-Pama-Nyungan Languages of Northern Australia" Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, 2003
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