Indigenous Australian language
Djinba |
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Native to | Australia |
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Region | Northern Territory |
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Ethnicity | Djinba |
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Native speakers | 53 (2006 census)[1] |
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Signed forms | Yolŋu Sign Language |
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ISO 639-3 | djb |
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Glottolog | djin1252 |
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AIATSIS[1] | N97 |
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ELP | Djinba |
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Djinba is an Australian Aboriginal Yolŋu language, spoken by the Djinba in eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
Dialects of the two moieties are (a) Ganalbingu (Ganhalpuyngu) and (b) Mandjalpingu (Manydjalpuyngu).[2]
Speakers of Mandjalpingu include the actor and traditional dancer David Gulpilil.
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