Djabugay is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in the Cairns Region of Far North Queensland in the northeast of Australia, particularly between Cairns and Atherton, on Mount Molloy, and along the Barron River. According to the 2021 census, there are 81 native speakers of Djabugay. It is spoken mainly by the Djabuganydji people.
Historically, Djabugay was spoken by the Djabuganydji, Bulwanydji, Nyagali, Yirrganydji and Gulunydji people. The Djabuganydji called it, and still call it, Djabugay; the Bulwanydji called it Bulway; the Yirrganydji called it Yirrgay, and the Gulunydji called it Guluy. Other names for the language include Tjapukai, Dyaabugay, Djabugandyi and Tja:pukanja.
Since 1986, Michael Quinn, an antropologist from England, has worked with Djabugay people to document and revitalise their language. He has produced teaching materials, films and recordings of music in Djabugay.
Djabugay is written with the Latin alphabet. It has been taught in some schools since the 1980s, and there are currently community language classes for the whole community.
Download an alphabet chart for Djabugay (Excel)
Information about Djabugay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djabugay_language
https://djabugay.org.au/Ngirrma/language-program.html
https://djabugay.org.au/contact.html
https://nspirement.com/2020/12/19/djabugay-the-near-extinct-australian-language.html
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/dyaa1242
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Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 07.10.24. Last modified: 07.10.24
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