Y134: Warrgamay^ | AIATSIS Collection

AIATSIS code:

Y134

AIATSIS reference name:

Warrgamay^

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Name

Thesaurus heading language	Warrgamay language Y134
Thesaurus heading people
ABN name	-
ABS name	Wargamay
Horton name	Wargamaygan
Ethnologue name	Warrgamay
ISO 639-3 code	wgy
Tindale name	Warakamai
Tindale (1974)	Waragamai, Wargamay, Wargamaygan, Bungabara (name of one of seven hordes), Ikelbara (a horde name), Herbert River tribe.
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode	warr1255
Other sources
Synonyms	Wargamay, Wargamaygan, Bandjin, Warakamai, Bungabara, Herbert River tribe, Ieklbara, Waragamai, Waragumaigan, Waregamai, Warekumay, Warkama, Warkamai, Wargumay, Ikelbara

Comment

Comments:

Wargamay (Y134), Biyay Y220 and Biyay Y130 are closely related dialects (note the two separate dialects, both called Biyay) for which Wargamay is used as a cover term (language name) (see Dixon 1981:3). That is, Warrgamay is used as both a language name and a dialect name.

References:

Dixon, R.M.W. 1981. Wargamay. In Handbook of Australian languages vol. 2, eds R.M.W. Dixon and B.J. Blake, 1-144 + map. Canberra: ANU Press.

Status:

Confirmed

Location

State / Territory:

QLD

Location information:

... along the lower reaches of the Herbert River - from just west of the present town of Ingham, through Hawkins Creek, Long Pocket, Herbert Vale and Niagara Vale to Yamanic Creek and the Herbert Gorge (Dixon 1981:2)

Maps:

Links

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Programs

Activities:

The Warrgamay language program (Melinda Holden and Cassy Nancarrow) is developing a computer based program to teach the sound in Wargamay (2007).

People:

Bob Dixon, Peter Sutton, Brigid Priman

Indigenous organisations:

North Queensland Regional Aboriginal Corporation Language Centre

Speakers

Year	Source	Speaker numbers
1975	Oates	-
1984	Senate	-
1990	Schmidt	-
1996	Census	-
2001	Census	-
2004	NILS1	3
2005	Estimate	3
2006	Census	-
2011	Census	-
2014	NILS2
2016	Census	-
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	Small (20-100 pages)	2
Text Collection	Less than 20 pages	1
Grammar	Small grammar (100-200 pages)	3
Audio-visual	1-10	2

Manuscript note:

tape transcription/field note available

Grammar:

Dixon, R. M. W. 1981. Wargamay. In Handbook of Australian languages vol 2, eds, RMW Dixon and B Blake, 1-144. Canberra: Australian National University Press.

Dictionary:

Dixon, R. M. W. 1981. Wargamay. In Handbook of Australian languages vol 2, eds, RMW Dixon and B Blake, 1-144. Canberra: Australian National University Press.

Classification

Source	Family	Group	Sub-group	Name	Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)	Pama-Nyungan	Dyirbalic		Warrgamay
Dixon (2002)		HERBERT RIVER GROUP		Warrgamay	Warrgamay Dixon (1981a) further dialect: Biyay(giri)
Wurm (1994)	Pama-Nyungan	Dyirbalic		Warrgamay
Walsh (1981)	Pama-Nyungan	Dyirbalic		Warrgamay
Oates (1975)	Pama-Nyungan	Djirbalic		Wargumay
Wurm (1972)	Pama-Nyungan	Pama-Maric	Dyirbalic	Wargamay
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)	Pama-Nyungan	Pama-Maric	Yara	Warkamai