L43: Bidjara

AIATSIS code: 
L43
AIATSIS reference name: 
Bidjara

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Bidjara language L43
Thesaurus heading people
Bidjara people L43
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
Kullilla (Bitjara)
Ethnologue name
Ngura [Bidjara]
ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Bitjara
Tindale (1974)
Bithara, Pitteroo, Minkabari (language name), Wilya.
O'Grady et al (1966)
Bithara
Glottocode
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Other sources
Synonyms
Ngura, Kullilla, Bitjara, Galali, Kalali, Minkabari, Bithara, Pitteroo, Wilya
Comment
Comments: 
Breen (1971) says Bitharra (L43) is unknown to most informants and the only source of linguistic data seems to be A.F. Sullivan's word list in Curr (1886, vol. 2, pp. 42-3). Not to be confused with Bidjara E37 of the Warrego River.
References: 
  • Breen, Gavan. 1971. Aboriginal languages of western Queensland. In Linguistic Communications 5, 1-88. Melbourne: Monash University.
  • Oates, Lynette F. 1975. The 1973 supplement to a revised linguistic survey of Australia. Armidale: Armidale Christian Book Centre.
  • Oates, William J. & Lynette F. Oates. 1970. A revised linguistic survey of Australia: Australian Aboriginal Studies 33, Linguistic Series 12. Canberra: AIAS.
  • Sullivan, Alexander F. 1886-87. Lower Bulloo River. In The Australian race vol. 2, ed. E. M. Curr, 42-43. Melbourne: John Farnes, Government Printer.
  • 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: 
Potential data
Location
State / Territory: 
QLD
Location information: 
Bulloo Downs, Bulloo Lake, Grey Range (Oates 1975:177). At Bulloo Downs; north to Orient, west to Grey Range; east to Clyde, south to Bulloo Lake floodplain (Tindale 1974).
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Tindale 1974
Programs
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People: 
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Indigenous organisations: 
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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
TypeDocumentation StatusDocumentation Score
Word listLess than 20 pages1
Text CollectionNone0
GrammarNone0
Audio-visualNone0
Manuscript note: 
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Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 
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Classification
SourceFamilyGroupSub-groupNameRelationship
Ethnologue (2005)Pama-NyunganKarnicNguraNgura [Bidjara]Ngura [dialects: Punthamara (Bundhamara), Kalali (Galali, Garlali), Wongkumara (Wangkumara, Wangumarra), Badjiri, Bidjara, Dhiraila, Garandala, Mambangura, Mingbari, Ngurawarla, Yarumarra. Walsh list the dialects as separate languages.]
Dixon (2002)
Wurm (1994)Pama-NyunganKarnicBidjara
Walsh (1981)Pama-NyunganKarnicNguraBidjara
Oates (1975)Pama-NyunganKarnicNguraBidjara
Wurm (1972)Pama-NyunganDiericNguraBitjara?
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)Pama-NyunganDiericNguraBitjara