Djinba language
| Djinba | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
Native speakers | 53 (2006 census)[1] |
|
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Dialects |
|
| Yolŋu Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
djb |
| Glottolog |
djin1252[2] |
| AIATSIS[1] |
N97 |
Djinba is an Australian Aboriginal Yolŋu language, spoken in Australia's Northern Territory.
Dialects of the two moieties are (a) Ganhalpuyngu and (b) Manjdjalpuyngu.[3]
Speakers of Manjdjalpuyngu include the actor and traditional dancer David Gulpilil.
References
- 1 2 Djinba at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Djinba". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxvi.
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