Djinang language
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Djinang is an Australian Aboriginal language, one of the family of Yolŋu languages which are spoken in the north-east Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory.
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Djinang | |
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Native to | Australia |
Region | Northern Territory |
Ethnicity | Djinang people |
Native speakers | 120 (2021 census)[1] 33 Wurlaki |
Pama–Nyungan
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Dialects |
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Yolŋu Sign Language | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dji |
Glottolog | djin1253 |
AIATSIS[2] | N94_1 |
ELP | Djinang |
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Dialects of the two moieties are:[3]
- Yirritjing – Wurlaki, Djardiwitjibi, Mildjingi, Balmbi, and
- Djuwing – Marrangu, Murrungun, Manyarring.
Wurlaki is included in a language revival project, as one of many critically endangered languages.