Dyirringany language explained

Dyirringany
Also Known As:Djiringanj
Extinct:attested 1902
Ref:aiatsis
Familycolor:Australian
Fam4:Tharawal?
Fam5:Southern Coastal Yuin?
Iso3:none
Glotto:none
Glotto2:sout2771
Glottoname2:included in Southern Coastal Yuin
Glottorefname2:Southern Coastal Yuin
Aiatsis:S51

Dyirringañ, also spelt Dyirringany and Djiringanj, is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Yuin people of New South Wales.

Although it is not listed in Bowern (2011), the people are ethnically Yuin. The only attestation of the language are manuscripts and grammar, dating from 1902. It is sometimes classified with Thawa, as a dialect of Southern Coastal Yuin.

Bermagui Public School, a primary school in Bermagui, has taught local Aboriginal languages including Djiringanj and the Dhurga language, along with the associated cultures, since 2019.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milton . Vanessa . Bermagui students help reawaken Aboriginal languages . ABC News. . 3 June 2021 . 21 June 2021.