Y69: Kuuk Thaayorre

AIATSIS code: 
Y69
AIATSIS reference name: 
Kuuk Thaayorre

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Kuuk Thaayorre language Y69
Thesaurus heading people
Kuuk Thaayorre people Y69
ABN name
Kuuk Thaayorre language (previously Thayorre langage)
ABS name
Kuuk Thayorre
Horton name
Thaayorre
Ethnologue name
Thayore
ISO 639-3 code
thd
Tindale name
Taior
Tindale (1974)
Taiol (valid variant), Thaayorre, Tayore, Koko-Taiyor, Da:jor, Koko-Daiyuri, Kokkotaijari, Kokotaiyari, ? Koko-yak, Gugujak, Daiyuri, Taiol (name as spoken by a Gilbert River native).
O'Grady et al (1966)
Ku-k Thayori, Kokkotaijari
Glottocode
thay1249
Other sources
Koko Daiyuri (Simmons, Graydon and Gajdusek 1958), Thayore (Alpher 1972), Koko Taiyor, Koko Daiyuri (Donald Thomson), Kuuk Thaayoore, Thaayore, Thayorre, Taior, Tayore, Taiol, Da:jor, Gugudayor, Kuktayor, Koko-Daiyuri, Kokkotaijari, Kokotaiyari, Kukudayore , Behran (Grimes and Grimes 2000) [Gaby 2006]
Synonyms
Kuuk Thayorre, Thayore, Thaayorre, Koko Daiyuri, Koko Taiyor, Taior, Bohran, Da:jor, Daiyuri, Dajor, Dayorr, Gugujak, Kokkotaijari, Koko, Koko Tayorre, Koko yak, Kokotaiyari, Kokotayor, Taiol, Taiyor, Tayor, Tayore, Tayorr, Thayarre, Thayorre, Ku k Thayori, Dha:yorre, Kuuk Thaayoore, Thaayore, Gugudayor, Kuktayor, Kukudayore, Behran, Thaayorr
Comment
Comments: 

Kuuk Thaayorre is the name applied by the Thaayorre people to their own language. The name is constructed with 'kuuk' (meaning 'language') although the meaning of Thaayorre is uncertain . It is affiliated with Kuuk Thaayunth Y215; Kuuk Thayem Y212; and Kuuk Thanon (Gaby 2006:2-3).

References: 
  • Gaby, Alice. 2006. A Grammar of Kuuk Thaayorre, Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, University of Melbourne: PhD. <https://web.archive.org/web/20070921033949/http://eprints.infodiv.unimel...
  • Hall, Allen. 1968. A depth-study of the Thaayorr language of the Edward River tribe, Cape York Peninsula : being a description of the phonology with a brief grammatical outline and samples of lexicon and oral literature. University of Queensland: Masters. MS 544.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
QLD
Location information: 

Edward River Community (Hall 1968) Inland and to the south of Pormpuraaw (Gaby 2006:1).

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Tindale 1974
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Programs
Activities: 

Bible translation work has been carried out by Bible Society in Australia. Queensland. Dept. of Education produced several school materials in 70's. Rat kuuk Thaayorren Pam Edward Rivernak : literacy primer : bilingual programme in MURA

People: 
Barry Alpher, Tom Foote, Allen Hall, Michael Winnington Martin,
Indigenous organisations: 
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Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt500
1996Census-
2001Census-
2004NILS1many
2005Estimate-
2006Census24
2011Census129
2014NILS2
2016Census205
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).

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: 

Hall, Allen. 1968. A depth-study of the Thaayorr language of the Edward River tribe, Cape York Peninsula: being a description of the phonology with a brief grammatical outline and samples of lexicon and oral literature, University of Queensland: MA.

Hall, Allen. 1972. A study of the Thaayorre language of the Edward River tribe, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland: being a description of the grammar, University of Queensland: PhD.

Gaby, Alice. 2006. A Grammar of Kuuk Thaayorre, University of Melbourne: PhD

Dictionary: 

Foote, Tom. 1992. Kuuk Thaayorre dictionary. Brisbane: Myrtle Foot, Georgina Norman and Allen Hall. Foote, Tom and Allen Hall. 1995. Kuuk Thaayorre dictionary: English/Thaayorre: supplement to the Thaayorre English dictionary. Toowoomba: Tom and Myrtle Foote, Jessaly Coleman, Georgina Norman and A Hall

Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005) Pama-Nyungan Paman Western Pama Thayore  
Dixon (2002)   WESTERN CAPE YORK PENINSULA AREAL GROUP Upper southwest Pama group Kuuk Thaayorre Kuuk Thaayorre Hall (1972) further dialects: Yak, Kirka, Thayem, Thayunth
Wurm (1994) Pama-Nyungan Paman   Tyaayoree  
Walsh (1981) Pama-Nyungan Paman Western Pama Thaayorre  
Oates (1975) Pama-Nyungan   Western Pama Dha:yorre  
Wurm (1972) Pama-Nyungan Pama-Maric Middle Pama Thaayorr (Koko Thayorr, Taior)  
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966) Pama-Nyungan Pama-Maric Middle Pama Taior