Data collected by AUSTLANG

Data on the Djinba language

Alternative names: Dyinba

For a full list of alternative names and spelling, see Austlang.

Main dialects: According to Waters (1989:249), Djinba, Dabi Manyadjalpingu, Walmapuy and Ganalibingu clans speak dialects of Djinba. That is, the term Djinba is used as both a language and a dialect name.

Classification: Pama-Nyungan, Yuulngu languages.

All the Yuulngu languages are sometimes considered as dialects of a Yuulngu “macro-language”.

Geographic Area: Australia, Northern Territory in Ngangalala, Arnhem Land, southeast adjoining Djinang area.

Number of speakers: The 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics’ census counted 53speakers of Djinba.

Language vitality & transmission :

Austlang gives no information about Djinba’s vitality. However it is fair to assume that this is an highly endangered language.

Bibliography

Morphy, Frances. 1983.  « Djapu, a Yolngu dialect ». In Handbook of Australian languages Vol. 3, eds. RMW Dixon and B Bake, 1-188. Canberra: ANU Press.

Tindale, Norman. 1974. Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. Canberra: Division of National Mapping, Department of National Development.

Waters. Bruce. 1989. Djinang and Djinba: a grammatical and historical perspective: Pacific Linguistics C114. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.

See Austlang website for a complete bibliography about Djinba

Links

Ethnologue entry for Djinba

AUSTLANG website