E52: Yangga

AIATSIS code: 
E52
AIATSIS reference name: 
Yangga

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Yangga language E52
Thesaurus heading people
Yangga people E52
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
Yangga
Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Jangga
Tindale (1974)
Durroburra (a northern horde), Dorobura.
O'Grady et al (1966)
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Glottocode
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Other sources
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Synonyms
Jangga, Yanga, Durroburra, Dorobura
Comment
Comments: 

Yangga is a dialect of Biri language E56, and is located to the west of that dialect in Central Queensland (Terrill, 1998:70 and Breen 2009:224). Other dialects of the Biri language include Yilba E55, Miyan E50, Wirri E57, Gabulbarra E45, Baradha E48, Baranha E53, Yambina E51, Yetimarala E63, Garaynbal E38, Gangulu E40 and the Brown River language (Breen, 2009, see 2009:234).

 

References: 
  • Breen, Gavan. 2009. The Biri dialects and their neighbours. In Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 133(2):219-256.
  • Terrill, Angela. 1998. Biri: Languages of the world 258. München: Lincom Europa.
  • 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.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
QLD
Location information: 

Eastern headwaters of Suttor River; south to Glen Avon; at Yacamunda and Hidden Valley; northern boundary unknown (Tindale 1974:170).

Maps: 
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Tindale 1974
Programs
Activities: 
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People: 
Birri-Gubba Wadja Bimbi Aboriginal Corporation
Indigenous organisations: 

North Queensland Regional Aboriginal Corporation Language Centre

Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
1996Census-
2001Census-
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).

Documentation
Type Documentation Status Documentation Score
Word list Less than 20 pages 1
Text Collection None 0
Grammar None 0
Audio-visual None 0
Manuscript note: 
tape transcription/field note available
Grammar: 

Terrill, Angela. 1998. Biri. Munich: Lincom. Beale, Anthony. 1974. A grammar of the Biri language, ms.

Dictionary: 
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)          
Dixon (2002)   GREATER MARIC GROUP Maric proper subgroup Yangga Biri* (or Biria, Birigaba) Beale (1974) (note that Terrill 1998 is a publication of some of Beale's materials) further dialects: Gangulu, Wirri (or Widi), Yilba, Baradha, Yambina, Yetimarala, Garanjbal, Yangga
Wurm (1994) Pama-Nyungan Maric   Yangga  
Walsh (1981) Pama-Nyungan Maric Mari Yangga  
Oates (1975) Pama-Nyungan Maric Mari Yangga  
Wurm (1972) Pama-Nyungan Pama-Maric Mari Yangga  
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966) Pama-Nyungan Pama-Maric Mari Jangga