D57: Weraeria

AIATSIS code: 
D57
AIATSIS reference name: 
Weraeria

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O'Grady et al (1966)
Wirairai, Wallaroi, Wolroi, Walro, Wolaroi, Wullaroi
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Synonyms
Wirairai, Wallaroi, Wolroi, Walro, Wolaroi, Wullaroi
Comment
Comments: 

The written form occurs in Capell's Index 'Weraeria : see Juwalarai'; but the listing for Juwalarai D27 (Capell's D26) does not have any further information.

Tindale writes 'Because of a blunder by Fraser (1892) it has been confused ... with Ualarai D27 of the Narran River (1974:200).

Wafer and Lissarrague present arguments for and against including similar forms as related to either the Darling Tributaries language (Gamilaraay D23 etc) or the Central NSW language (Wiradjuri D10 etc) (2018:215-223). There is very little information about this name and the existing sources do not agree as to its identity, nor are there any references to the name in Mura.

 

References: 
  • Capell, Arthur. 1963. Linguistic survey of Australia. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
  • O'Grady, G. N., C. F. Voegelin and F. M. Voegelin. 1966. Languages of the world: Indo-Pacific fascicle six. Anthropological Linguistics 8(2).
  • 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.
  • Wafer, Jim, and Amanda Lissarrague. 2008. A handbook of Aboriginal languages of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Nambucca Heads: Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative.
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Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
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2004NILS1-
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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
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)          
Dixon (2002)   CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES GROUP CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES GROUP Wirairai Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) Williams (1980) further dialects: Yuwaalaraay, Yuwaaliyaay (Euahlayi), Gunjbaraay, Gawambaraay, Wirayaraay (or Wiriwiri), Walaraay
Wurm (1994)          
Walsh (1981)          
Oates (1975)          
Wurm (1972)          
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966) Pama-Nyungan Wiradjuric Miyal Weraeria