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Yugambeh–Bundjalung languages
Yugambeh–Bundjalung, also known as Bandjalangic, is a branch of the Pama–Nyungan language family that is spoken in north-eastern New South Wales and South-East Queensland.
Yugambeh–Bundjalung was historically a dialect continuum consisting of a number of varieties including Yugambeh, Nganduwal, Minjangbal, Njangbal (Nyangbal), Biriin, Baryulgil, Waalubal, Dinggabal, Wiyabal, Gidabal, Galibal, and Wudjeebal. Language varieties in the group vary in degree of mutual intelligibility, with varieties at different ends of the continuum being mostly unintelligible. These dialects formed four clusters:
Bowern (2011) lists Yugambeh, Githabul, Minyangbal, and Bandjalang as separate Bandjalangic languages. All Yugambeh–Bundjalung languages are nearly extinct. Bandjalang proper has the greatest number of speakers, with 113, while the other dialects have a total of 26 speakers.
Gowar (Guwar) and Pimpama may be related to the Bandjalangic languages rather than to Durubalic.
The Yugambeh–Bundjalung language chain is spoken by numerous social/cultural groups, some of whom have historically preferred to identify with their particular dialect name, e.g. Githabul or Yugambeh, especially as some groups do not see particular varieties as being 'the same language'.
W. E. Smythe, a doctor in Casino, knew the Bundjalung quite well, noting in his time that the language was spoken widely. He compiled a grammar of the Casino dialect in the 1940s, mistakenly believing he was writing a grammar for the whole language group. When speaking of the name of the language he noted:
'For the linguistic group as a whole I have used the term 'Bandjalang', with which some may disagree. Among the people themselves there is a good deal of confusion. Some say the tribal name should be 'Beigal[Baygal]' (man, people), others that there never was any collective name, while others again state that 'Bandjalang', besides being the specific name of one of the local groups, was also in use as a covering term for all. For convenience I am doing the same.'
Adding to the confusion is the use of multiple names by different groups, i.e. what one group calls another may not be what it calls itself, or the name of a dialect may change, e.g. Terry Crowley was originally told Wehlubal for the Baryulgil dialect, while a later researcher was given Wirribi.
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Yugambeh–Bundjalung languages
Yugambeh–Bundjalung, also known as Bandjalangic, is a branch of the Pama–Nyungan language family that is spoken in north-eastern New South Wales and South-East Queensland.
Yugambeh–Bundjalung was historically a dialect continuum consisting of a number of varieties including Yugambeh, Nganduwal, Minjangbal, Njangbal (Nyangbal), Biriin, Baryulgil, Waalubal, Dinggabal, Wiyabal, Gidabal, Galibal, and Wudjeebal. Language varieties in the group vary in degree of mutual intelligibility, with varieties at different ends of the continuum being mostly unintelligible. These dialects formed four clusters:
Bowern (2011) lists Yugambeh, Githabul, Minyangbal, and Bandjalang as separate Bandjalangic languages. All Yugambeh–Bundjalung languages are nearly extinct. Bandjalang proper has the greatest number of speakers, with 113, while the other dialects have a total of 26 speakers.
Gowar (Guwar) and Pimpama may be related to the Bandjalangic languages rather than to Durubalic.
The Yugambeh–Bundjalung language chain is spoken by numerous social/cultural groups, some of whom have historically preferred to identify with their particular dialect name, e.g. Githabul or Yugambeh, especially as some groups do not see particular varieties as being 'the same language'.
W. E. Smythe, a doctor in Casino, knew the Bundjalung quite well, noting in his time that the language was spoken widely. He compiled a grammar of the Casino dialect in the 1940s, mistakenly believing he was writing a grammar for the whole language group. When speaking of the name of the language he noted:
'For the linguistic group as a whole I have used the term 'Bandjalang', with which some may disagree. Among the people themselves there is a good deal of confusion. Some say the tribal name should be 'Beigal[Baygal]' (man, people), others that there never was any collective name, while others again state that 'Bandjalang', besides being the specific name of one of the local groups, was also in use as a covering term for all. For convenience I am doing the same.'
Adding to the confusion is the use of multiple names by different groups, i.e. what one group calls another may not be what it calls itself, or the name of a dialect may change, e.g. Terry Crowley was originally told Wehlubal for the Baryulgil dialect, while a later researcher was given Wirribi.