Dhangu-Djangu language
| Dhangu | |
|---|---|
| Djangu | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
Native speakers | 280 (2006 census)[1] |
|
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Dialects |
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| Yolŋu Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
dhg |
| Glottolog |
dhan1270[2] |
| AIATSIS[1] |
N192* Dhangu, N202* Djangu |
Dhangu (Dhaŋu) is an Australian Aboriginal Yolŋu language, spoken in Australia's Northern Territory. The varieties of the two moieties are (a) Wan.gurri, Lamamirri and (b) Rirratjingu, Gaalpu, Ngayimil. There are two other Djangu (Djaŋu) dialects, Warramiri and Mandatja; dhangu and djangu are the words for "this" in the various dialects. See Nhangu for a detailed account of a closely related language.[3]
References
- 1 2 Dhangu at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Dhangu". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxvi.
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