Y123: DYIRBAL / JIRRBAL | AIATSIS Collection

AIATSIS code:

Y123

AIATSIS reference name:

DYIRBAL / JIRRBAL

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Name

Thesaurus heading language	Dyirbal / Jirrbal language Y123
Thesaurus heading people	Dyirbal / Jirrbal people Y123
ABN name	Dyirbal dialects
ABS name	Dyirbal
Horton name	Djirbalngan
Ethnologue name	Dyirbal
ISO 639-3 code	dbl
Tindale name	Djirubal
Tindale (1974)	Tjirbal, Chirpalji, Dyirbaldyi, Djirbal, Dyirbalngan (collective term), Dyirbal, Chirpa, Choolngai (of Wakara tribe), Njirma (horde at Ravenshoe).
O'Grady et al (1966)	Djirbal, Tjirbal, Chirpalji
Glottocode	dyir1250
Other sources	-
Synonyms	Dyirbal, Djirbalngan, Djiru, Giramay, Gulngai, Jirrbalngan, Keramai, Malanbara, Ngatjan, Mamu, Djirubal, Djirbal, Tjirbal, Chirpalji, Dyirbaldyi, Dyirbalngan, Chirpa, Choolngai, Njirma

Comment

Comments:

Dyirbal is a language name which has the following dialects: Ngadjan Y121, Waribarra Mamu Y118, Dulgubarra Mamu Y122, Jirrbal Y149, Gulngay Y126, Djirru Y124, Girramay Y127, and Walmalbarra Y150 (Dixon 1972 and 2002); Walsh (1981) further distinguishes Dyirribarra Mamu Y151 and Gambilbarra Dyirrbal Y152.

References:

Tindale, Norman B. 1974. Aboriginal tribes of Australia: their terrain, environmental controls, distribution, limits, and proper names. Berkeley: University of California Press/Canberra: Australian National University Press.
Dixon, R. M. W. 1972. The Dyirbal language of north Queensland. London: Cambridge University Press.
Dixon, R. M. W. 2002. Australian languages: their nature and development: Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Walsh, Michael. 1981. Maps of Australia and Tasmania. In Language atlas of the Pacific area Pt 1, eds S. A. Wurm and Shirô Hattori. Canberra: Australian Academy of the Humanities.

Status:

Confirmed

Location

State / Territory:

QLD

Location information:

Clump Point and vicinity; north to Murdering Point; south to mouth of Tully River (Tindale 1974).

Maps:

Links

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Programs

Activities:

People:

Annette Schmidt, Bob Dixon, Norman Tindale

Indigenous organisations:

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Speakers

Year	Source	Speaker numbers
1975	Oates
1984	Senate	-
1990	Schmidt	40
1996	Census	-
2001	Census	-
2004	NILS1	5
2005	Estimate	5
2006	Census	0
2011	Census	16
2014	NILS2
2016	Census	8
2018-2019	NILS3

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).

Documentation

Type	Documentation Status	Documentation Score
Word list	Medium (100-200 pages)	3
Text Collection	Medium (100-200 pages)	3
Grammar	Large grammar (more than 200 pages)	4
Audio-visual	More than 10	3

Manuscript note:

tape transcription/field note available

Grammar:

Dixon, R. M. W. 1972. The Dyirbal language of north Queensland. London: Cambridge University Press.

Dictionary:

Dixon, R. M. W. 1975. Dyirbal dictionary with illustrative sentences (roughly transcribed), ms.

Classification

Source	Family	Group	Sub-group	Name	Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)	Pama-Nyungan	Dyirbalic		Dyirbal	Dyirbal [dialects: Dyiru, Girramay (Keramai), Gulnguy (Gulngay), Mamu, Ngadjan (Ngatjan).]
Dixon (2002)		HERBERT RIVER GROUP		Dyirbal	Dyirbal Dixon (1972, 1990a) dialects: Ngadjan, Waribarra Mamu, Dulgubarra Mamu, Jirrbal, Gulngay, Djirru, Girramay, Walmalbarra
Wurm (1994)	Pama-Nyungan	Dyirbalic		Dyirbal
Walsh (1981)	Pama-Nyungan	Dyirbalic		Dyirbal	Dyirbal [dialects: Ngadyan, Waribarra Mamu, Dulgubarra Mamu, Dyirribarra Mamu, Dyiru, Gulngay, Girramay, Gambilbarra Dyirrbal, Gambilbarra Dyirrbal, Dyabunbarra Dyirrbal, Walmalbarra]
Oates (1975)	Pama-Nyungan	Djirbalic		Djirbal
Wurm (1972)	Pama-Nyungan	Pama-Maric	Dyirbalic	Dyirbal
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)	Pama-Nyungan	Pama-Maric	Yara	Djirubal