S28: Dadi Dadi

AIATSIS code: 
S28
AIATSIS reference name: 
Dadi Dadi

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Dadi Dadi language S28
Thesaurus heading people
Dadi Dadi people S28
ABN name
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ABS name
Dadi Dadi
Horton name
Dadi Dadi
Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Tatitati
Tindale (1974)
Tunggut (valid alternative), Tataty (['ta:ti] = no), Tatatha, Tat(h)i, Ta-ta-thi, Tar-tarthee, Ta-tathi, Taa-tatty, Darty-Darty, Nimp-mam-wern (lit. Light lip).
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode
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Other sources
Dadidadi, Tarte Tarte, Tar te tar te, Tar de Tarde, Darthy Darthy, Taa-Tatty, Darthy-darthy, Darty-darty, Darty Darty, Ta-ta-thi, Tatati, Nimp-mam-wern, Tatathi, Tati tati thi, Tati tati tee, Tati tati ti, Darti-Darti, Datti-datti, Tartie tartie, Dhadatthee dialect, Ta Tathi, Tar-tarthee, Darti-darti, Ta-Ta-thi, Ta-tathi, Euston tribe, Tata-tata, Tati-tati, Ta-tati, Yitsa, Tathati, Darty-Darty, Tati-tati, Tataty, Tatatha, Tata(h)i, Taa-tatty, Dadidadi ('Tatitati'), Tatitati, Tunggut, Tat(h)i, Dadi dadi, Tati Tait, Dadi-dadi [Clark 1990:395]
Synonyms
Dardi Dardi, Tati Tati, Ta tati, Tatitati, Dadidadi, Tarte Tarte, Tar te tar te, Tar de Tarde, Darthy Darthy, Taa Tatty, Darthy darthy, Darty darty, Darty Darty, Ta ta thi, Tatati, Nimp mam wern, Tatathi, Tati tati thi, Tati tati tee, Tati tati ti, Darti Darti, Datti datti, Tartie tartie, Dhadatthee dialect, Ta Tathi, Tar tarthee, Darti darti, Ta Ta thi, Ta tathi, Euston tribe, Tata tata, Tati tati, Yitsa, Tathati, Tataty, Tatatha, Tatai, Taa tatty, Tunggut, Tati, Dadi dadi, Tati Tait, Dardidardi, Tharrthi-Tharrthi (Wafer & Lissarrague 2008).
Comment
Comments: 
Hercus (1962:7) says Yitayita D7 is 'the same' as Thati-thati (S28) and that both are totally different from the surrounding languages. Following a reference to 'Victorian languages: a late survey' (Hercus 1986), Oates and Oates (1970:142) say that Dadidadi (S28) 'belongs to the Jitajita D7 language'. This is presumably an interpretation of 'the same' in Hercus (1962), though Hercus (1986:101) writes of 'two languages', Yidayida D7 and Dadidadi (S28), and does not specify the relationship between them. Clark (1996) notes Hercus's (1978) suggestion that Dadidadi (S28) was identical to Narinari D9. See Nari Nari D9 record for details.
References: 
  • Clark, Ian. 1996. Aboriginal language areas in Victoria: a report to the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
  • Hercus, Luise. 1978. A note on Narinari. Papers in Australian Linguistics, no. ll. Pacific Linguistics A-51, pp. 119-132.
  • Hercus, Luise Anna. 1986. Victorian languages: a late survey: Pacific Linguistics B-77. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
  • Hercus, Luise. 1987 [1962]. Victorian languages: summary of recorded work since April 1962. (PMS 4560)
  • 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: 
NSW
VIC
Location information: 

From 8 miles (13 km.) below Euston to 15 miles (25 km.) above Murrumbidgee junction chiefly on southern bank of the Murray River but extending north to Benanee (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-
2004NILS110
2005Estimate10
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 A few articles 1
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)          
Dixon (2002)   LOWER MURRAY AREAL GROUP   Dardi-Dardi (Tati-Tati, Ta-tati) Yitha-Yitha further dialect: Dardi-Dardi (Tati-Tati, Ta-tati)
Wurm (1994)          
Walsh (1981)          
Oates (1975) Pama-Nyungan Narrinyeric Ngult Dardi-Dardi  
Wurm (1972) Pama-Nyungan Narrinyeric Ngult Dardidardi (Tatitati)  
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)