N118: Dhay'yi

AIATSIS code: 
N118
AIATSIS reference name: 
Dhay'yi

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Dhay'yi language N118
Thesaurus heading people
ABN name
Dhay'yi languages
ABS name
Dhay'yi
Horton name
Yolngu (Daii)
Ethnologue name
Dayi
ISO 639-3 code
dax
Tindale name
Daii
Tindale (1974)
Daii (name based on the demonstrative pronoun = this), Taii Tai, Dalwango (a clan), Dalwongo, Dalwongu, Darlwongo, Dhalwangu, Djawark (a clan), Djarlwa:g.
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode
dayi1244
Other sources
Dha'yi [Schebeck 2001:15]
Synonyms
Dhayyi, Dayi, Yolngu, Daii, Ritharngu, Diakui, Djinang, Djinba, Dai, Dhayi, Taii Tai, Dalwango, Dalwongo, Dalwongu, Darlwongo, Dhalwangu, Djawark, Djarlwa:g, Tayi
Comment
Comments: 

Dhay'yi (~Dhayi'yimirr) is a Yolngu language N230. Clans affiliated with Dhay'yi include Djarrwark N117 (Dhuwa moiety) and Dhalwangu N143.1 (Yirritja moiety). See also Nuŋudulbuy N116.Y and Madarrpa N111.

 

References: 
  • Greatorex, John. 2014. Yolngu Matha Dictionary http://yolngudictionary.cdu.edu.au/
  • Morphy, Frances. 1983. Djapu, a Yolngu dialect. In Handbook of Australian languages, vol. 3, eds R. M. W. Dixon and B. J. Blake, 1-188, + map p xxiv. Canberra: ANU Press.
  • Schebeck, Bernhard. 2001. Dialect and social groupings in northeast Arnheim [i.e. Arnhem] Land vol. 7: LINCOM studies in Australian languages, no. 7. 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.
  • Waters, Bruce E. 1989. Djinang and Djinba - a grammatical and historical perspective: Pacific Linguistics C-114. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
  • Wilkinson, Melanie P. 1991. Djambarrpuyngu: a Yolngu variety of Northern Australia, University of Sydney: PhD. (MS 3182).
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
NT
Location information: 

Shores of Blue Mud Bay north to the Koolatong River and inland to an important source of implement stone at Ngilipidji (Tindale 1974).

Maps: 
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Links

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Tindale 1974
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Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages
Programs
Activities: 
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People: 
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Indigenous organisations: 

East Arnhem Regional Council - https://www.eastarnhem.nt.gov.au/

Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
1996Census66
2001Census3
2004NILS1-
2005Estimate3
2006Census175
2011Census21
2014NILS2
2016Census18
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 None 0
Text Collection None 0
Grammar None 0
Audio-visual Less than 1 1
Manuscript note: 
not available
Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005) Pama-Nyungan Yuulngu Dhuwal Dayi Dayi [dialectes: Dhalwangu, Djarrwark]
Dixon (2002)   YOLNGU SUBGROUP* Southern Yolngu subgroup* Dhay'yi Dhay'yi (may be one language with Dhuwal/Dhwala) dialects: (a) Dhalwangu; (b) Djarrwark
Wurm (1994) Pama-Nyungan Yuulngu   Dhay'yi  
Walsh (1981) Pama-Nyungan Yuulngu   Dhay?yi  
Oates (1975)       Dai, Dhayi  
Wurm (1972)          
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)