Y165: Wanyurr

AIATSIS code: 
Y165
AIATSIS reference name: 
Wanyurr

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Thesaurus heading language
Wanyurr language Y165
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Comment
Comments: 

Dixon (1977, 2002) says that Yidiny Y117, Gunggay Y114, Madjay Y119 and Wanjurr(u) (Y165) are in a dialectal relationship.

The term Yidiny is used by some as a cover term for these dialects.

Documentation on Yidiny Y117 may be relevant. Previously Wanyurr and Madjay were listed together in the Languages Thesaurus (Madyay / Wanyurr Y119).

 

References: 
  • Oates, Lynette F. 1975. The 1973 supplement to a revised linguistic survey of Australia. Armidale: Armidale Christian Book Centre.
  • Oates, William J., and Lynette F. Oates. 1970. A revised linguistic survey of Australia: Australian Aboriginal Studies 33, Linguistic Series 12. Canberra: AIAS.
  • Dixon, R. M. W. 1977. A grammar of Yidin: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 19. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Dixon, R. M. W. 2002. Australian languages: their nature and development: Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
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QLD
Location information: 

Mouth of Russell River inland of Babinda, Q (Oates & Oates 1970:207).

 

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Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
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1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
1996Census-
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2005Estimate-
2006Census-
2011Census-
2014NILS2
2016Census-
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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