Yidiny language

Yidiny
Yidiɲ, Yidiñ, Jidinj, Jidinʲ, Yidinʸ, Yidiń
Pronunciation[[ˈjidiɲ]]
Native toAustralia
RegionQueensland
EthnicityYidinji, Gungganyji, Wanjuru, Madjandji
Native speakers
52 (2021 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Yidinj
  • Gunggay
  • Wanjurr (Wanyurru)
  • Madjay[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3yii
Glottologyidi1250
AIATSIS[3]Y117
ELPYidiny
Yidiny (green, with arrow) among other Pama–Nyungan languages (tan)
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Yidiny (also spelled Yidiɲ, Yidiñ, Jidinj, Jidinʲ, Yidinʸ, Yidiń Aboriginal pronunciation: [ˈjidiɲ]) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language, spoken by the Yidinji people of north-east Queensland. Its traditional language region is within the local government areas of Cairns Region and Tablelands Region, in such localities as Cairns, Gordonvale, and the Mulgrave River, and the southern part of the Atherton Tableland including Atherton and Kairi.[4]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021). "Cultural diversity: Census". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxiii.
  3. ^ Y117 Yidiny at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  4. ^ This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Yidinji". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.