Y200: Kuuk Yak

AIATSIS code: 
Y200
AIATSIS reference name: 
Kuuk Yak

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Kuuk Yak language Y200
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Synonyms
Yak, Kuuku Yak, Koko Yak
Comment
Comments: 
According to Alpher (1972) and Gaby (2006), Kuku Yak and Thayore Y69 are closely related. Alpher's later studies of Kuuk-Yak (2006 p.c.) concludes that they are in fact not closely related.
References: 
  • Alpher, Barry. 1972. On the genetic subgrouping of the languages of southwestern Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Oceanic Linguistics 11(2):67-68.
  • Gaby, Alice. 2006. A Grammar of Kuuk Thaayorre, Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, University of Melbourne: PhD.
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Confirmed
Location
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QLD
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Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
1996Census-
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2004NILS1-
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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Classification
SourceFamilyGroupSub-groupNameRelationship
Ethnologue (2005)
Dixon (2002)WESTERN CAPE YORK PENINSULA AREAL GROUPUpper southwest Pama groupYakKuuk Thaayorre Hall (1972) further dialects: Yak, Kirka, Thayem, Thayunth
Wurm (1994)Pama-NyunganPamanKuuk-Yak
Walsh (1981)Pama-NyunganPamanWestern PamaKuuk-Yak
Oates (1975)Pama-NyunganWestern PamaKoko Yak
Wurm (1972)
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)