Sharpe coined the name Yugambeh - Bundjalung as a cover term for a group of dialects from north-east New South Wales and south-east Queensland (2005) and produced a dictionary (on CDROM) of Yugambeh - Bundjalung in 2013.
Reported by the Geytenbeeks with only the dialect name and location recorded (in Crowley & Sharpe, 1996:33). Sharpe (1995, 1997) attributes manuscript data to this dialect (in Wafer & Lissarrague, 2008:357). The name Wudjehbal (E96) is derived from 'those who say wudjeh "you singular absolutive" (Rocky River)' ... ' (2001:7).
See also: Birihn E72; Casino language E73; Ngarabal E92; Dinggabal E16.1; Galibal E15; Geynyan D36; Gidhabal E14; Mananjahli E76; Minyangbal E18; Nerang Creek language E77; Nganduwal E78; Ngarahgwal E79; Nyangbal E75; Wahlubal E16.2; Wehlubal E80; Wiyabal E16 and Yugambeh E17.
Documentation for Bundjalung E12 may be relevant.
Wafer, Jim, and Amanda Lissarrague. 2008. A handbook of Aboriginal languages of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Nambucca Heads: Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative.
Upper Rocky River etc (Sharpe 1985:39). ... from the upper Rocky River region in the foothills of the ranges west of the Clarence River and in the ranges west of Cangie (Crowley & Sharpe, 1996:33).
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Speaker numbers were measured differently across the censuses and various other sources listed in AUSTLANG. You are encouraged to refer to the sources.
Speaker numbers for ‘NILS 2004’ and ‘2005 estimate’ come from 'Table F.3: Numbers of speakers of Australian Indigenous languages (various surveys)' in 'Appendix F NILS endangerment and absolute number results' in McConvell, Marmion and McNicol 2005, pages 198-230 (PDF, 2.5MB).
