Yirrk-Thangalkl dialect facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Yirrk-Thangalkl |
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| Yirrk-Mel | ||||
| Native to | Australia | |||
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland | |||
| Extinct | 2010se25 | |||
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
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| AIATSIS | Y214 | |||
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Yirrk-Thangalkl (also called Yir Thangedl or Yirrk-Mel) was a special way of speaking the Yir-Yoront language. It was used by the Yirrk-Thangalkl people in the southwestern part of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Sadly, this language is no longer spoken, becoming extinct around the 2010s.
The History of Yirrk-Thangalkl
In the early 1900s, the Yirrk-Thangalkl people started to change the language they spoke. This happened when the Mitchell River Mission arrived in their area. They began to use the main Yir-Yoront language more often, and slowly, Yirrk-Thangalkl was used less and less. This process is called a language shift.
Sounds of the Yirrk-Thangalkl Language
The Yirrk-Thangalkl language had 16 different consonant sounds. These are sounds like 'p', 't', 'k', 'm', and 'n'. Most of these sounds were the same as in the main Yir-Yoront language.
However, Yirrk-Thangalkl was missing a few sounds that Yir-Yoront had. For example, it did not use the special 'retroflex' sounds (where you curl your tongue back) or 'glottal' sounds (made in your throat).
See also
In Spanish: Dialecto yirrk-thangalkl para niños
