Yaygir language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Yaygir |
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|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | New South Wales |
| Ethnicity | Yaygir people |
| Extinct | two speakers in 1929 |
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
Yaegl (around mouth of the Clarence)
Yirraygirr (upriver of Maclean)
Yunggaya (around Ulmarra)
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| AIATSIS | E10 |
Yaygir (also spelt Yaygirr or Yegir) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language. It was spoken by the Yaygir people in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.
There are currently attempts to revitalise the language, including the publication of a dictionary in 2012.
See also
In Spanish: Idioma yaygir para niños
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