Y197: Ogh Angkula

AIATSIS code: 
Y197
AIATSIS reference name: 
Ogh Angkula

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Thesaurus heading language
Ogh Angkula language Y197
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Comment
Comments: 
Ogh Angkula (Y197) is classified as belonging to the Alaya-Athima language group, a set of initial-dropping languages not closely related to others of this type in the area. Alpher describes them in regional blocs, with Ogh Angkulu in the centre near Rosser Creek. Other members of this group include Awu Alaya (Kuku Thaypan) Y84; Aghu Tharrnggala Y65; Awu Arungu / Awu Alwang / Agu Aloja Y219; Ogh Alungul Y199; Kuku Mini Y94; Ikarranggal Y198; Takalak Y125; Ogh Awarrangg Y201; Ongunyjan Y206; Kokiny Y188; Athima Y237 (2016:41-42).
References: 
  • Alpher, Barry. 2016. Connecting Thaypanic. In Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, (eds) Jean-Christophe Verstraete and Diane Hafner. Amsterdam; Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
  • West, La Mont. 1965. 9 texts in language and translated into English by the speaker; hunting, spear making, death, cooking. WEST_L02 001.
  • Rigsby, Bruce. 2005. The languages of eastern Cape York Peninsula and linguistic anthropology. In Donald Thomson : the man and scholar, Bruce Rigsby and Nicolas Peterson (eds). Canberra : Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia with support from Museum Victoria.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
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QLD
Location information: 
Palmer River Valley & southwards (Oates 1975:291). ... near Rosser Creek [Cape York Peninsula] (West 1965 in Alpher 2016:42).
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Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
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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
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)
Dixon (2002)
Wurm (1994)
Walsh (1981)
Oates (1975) Pama-Nyungan Central Pama Angkula
Wurm (1972)
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)