Yukulta | |
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Ganggalida | |
Region | Queensland |
Ethnicity | Yukulta, Nguburinji |
Native speakers | 1 full speaker (2007)[1] 51-250 (2018-19)[2] |
Macro-Pama–Nyungan?
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:gcd – Ganggalidanny – Nyangga/Yangkaal (two different languages covered by [nny]) |
Glottolog | gang1267 Ganggalidanyan1300 Yangkaal |
AIATSIS[2] | G34 Ganggalida, G19 Nguburinji |
ELP | Ganggalida |
Traditional lands of the Yukulta people | |
The Yukulta language, also spelt Yugulda, Yokula, Yukala, Jugula, and Jakula, and also known as Ganggalidda (Kangkalita, Ganggalida), is a Tangkic language spoken in Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia. It was spoken by the Yukulta people, whose traditional lands lie on the southern coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria.[3]
Nguburinji (Ngubirindi) is regarded as a dialect of the same language, spoken by the Nguburinji people. It is now extinct.