E99: Yirraygirr

AIATSIS code: 
E99
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Yirraygirr

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Yirraygirr language E99
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Morelli says (2012:1) Yirraygirr is one of four dialects of a language called Yaygirr E10: Yirraygirr, Yaygirr E10, Yunggaya E9 and Birriin E72. Birihn E72 is generally considered a dialect of Bundjalung E12 (e.g. Crowley 1978 and Sharpe 2005).

Documentation for Yaygirr E10 may be relevant.

 

References: 
  • Crowley, Terry. 1978. The Middle Clarence dialects of Bandjalang (Includes 1940s Bandjalang grammar by W. E. Smythe): Research and Regional Studies 12. Canberra: AIAS.
  • Morelli, Steve. 2012. Yaygirr dictionary and grammar. Nambucca Heads: Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative.
  • Sharpe, Margaret. 2005. Grammar and texts of the Yugambeh-Bundjalung dialect chain in Eastern Australia. München: Lincom Europa.
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2018-2019NILS3

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).

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