Y117: Yidinj^ | AIATSIS Collection

AIATSIS code:

Y117

AIATSIS reference name:

Yidinj^

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Name

Thesaurus heading language	Yidinj language Y117
Thesaurus heading people	Yidindji people Y117
ABN name	Yidiny language
ABS name	Yidiny
Horton name	Yidinjdji
Ethnologue name	Yidiny
ISO 639-3 code	yii
Tindale name	Idindji
Tindale (1974)	Yidindji, Yidindyi, Yidin, Idi: (short form used by Idindji), Idin, Idinji, Itti, Yettingie, Bolambi (name of a onetime dominant male of this tribe), Yellingie (presumed misreading of Yettingie), Mulgrave River dialect (Meston), Charroogin, Maiara (horde name), Myarah, Maimbi (horde), Djumbandji (see comment above), Jumbandjie.
O'Grady et al (1966)	Yiti-ntyi, Yukkaburra, Mungera, Eneby, Pegullobura, Idin
Glottocode	yidi1250
Other sources	-
Synonyms	Yidiny, Yidinjdji, Gungganyji, Idindji, Kongkandji, Madjandji, Wanjuru, Bolambi, Boolboora, Charroogin, Deba, Djumbandji, Eneby, Gerrah, Gijow, Gillah, Guwama:l, Ituntji, Idi, Idin, Idin wudjar, Iding, Idinji, Indindji, Itti, Jidindji, Jumbandjie, Kitba, Maiara, Maimbi, Maimbie, Mulgrave River dialect, Mungera, Myarah, Ohalo, Pegullobura, Warra warra, Warryboora, Woggil, Yellingie, Yetinji, Yettingie, Yiddinji, Yidin, Yidindji, Yidindyi, Yidtinji, Yiti Ntyi, Yukkaburra, Yiti ntyi, Idi:

Comment

Comments:

Dixon says that Yidiny, Gunggay Y114, Madjay Y119 and Wanjurr(u) Y165 are in a dialectal relationship (1977, 2002). The term 'Yidiny' is used by some as a cover term (language name) for these dialects. That is, Yidiny is used both a dialect name and a language name.

In Yidinj, names ending with '-ndji / -dyji / -ji' normally refer to people names while names without it refer to language names.

References:

Dixon, R. M. W. 1977. A grammar of Yidin: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 19. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Dixon, R. M. W. 1991. Words of our country: stories, place names and vocabulary in Yidiny, the language of the Cairns/Yarrabah region. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press.
Dixon, R. M. W. 2002. Australian languages: their nature and development: Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Status:

Confirmed

Location

State / Territory:

QLD

Location information:

from Cairns down to Gordonvale and Aloomba and up onto the tableland as far as Kairi (Dixon 1991:1).

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Programs

Activities:

People:

Bob Dixon, Peter Sutton

Indigenous organisations:

North Queensland Regional Aboriginal Corporation Language Centre

Speakers

Year	Source	Speaker numbers
1975	Oates	-
1984	Senate	-
1990	Schmidt	-
1996	Census	-
2001	Census	-
2004	NILS1
2005	Estimate	10
2006	Census	140
2011	Census	-
2014	NILS2
2016	Census	19
2018-2019	NILS3

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	Medium (100-200 pages)	3
Text Collection	Large (more than 200 pages)	4
Grammar	Large grammar (more than 200 pages)	4
Audio-visual	More than 10	3

Manuscript note:

tape transcription/field note available

Grammar:

Dixon, R. M. W. 1977 A grammar of Yidin. Cambridge University Press.

Dictionary:

Dixon 1991. Words of our country: stories, place names and vocabulary in Yidiny, the language of the Cairns/Yarrabah region. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press.

Classification

Source	Family	Group	Sub-group	Name	Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)	Pama-Nyungan	Yidinic		Yidiny	Yidiny [dialectes: Gunggay, Yidiny, Madyay]
Dixon (2002)		CAIRNS SUBGROUP*		Yidinj	Yidinj Dixon (1977a) further dialects: Gunggay, Wanjurr(u), Madjay
Wurm (1994)	Pama-Nyungan	Yidinyic		Yidiny
Walsh (1981)	Pama-Nyungan	Yidinyic		Yidiny	Yidiny [dialects: Yidiny, Gunggay, Wanyurr]
Oates (1975)	Pama-Nyungan	Yidinic		Yidin
Wurm (1972)	Pama-Nyungan	Yidinic		Yidin
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)	Pama-Nyungan	Pama-Maric	Atherton Pama	Idinji