Yanda language explained

Yanda
States:Australia
Region:"Karna–Mari fringe", Queensland
Ethnicity:Yanda
Extinct:?
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Australian
Fam1:Pama–Nyungan
Fam2:(unclassified, possibly Maric)[1] [2]
Fam3:Guwa–Yanda
Iso3:yda
Aiatsis:G9
Glotto:yand1251
Glottorefname:Yanda

Yanda is an extinct and nearly unattested Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland. It was apparently close to Guwa.

Notes and References

  1. RMW Dixon (2002), Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development, p xxxiii
  2. Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)