Yugul language explained

Yugul
Nativename:(unattested)
Region:Northern Territory
Ethnicity:Yukul
Extinct:?
Familycolor:Australian
Fam1:Arnhem
Fam2:Marran
Iso3:ygu
Aiatsis:N85
Glotto:yugu1250
Glottorefname:Yugul

Yugul or Yukul (Yukul) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Marran family.[1] The name "Yugul" has been used in various ways by people of Ngukurr, where this language may have been spoken, including as a cover term for languages of the area. A summary of the available information on Yugul is presented in Baker (2010). However, on the basis of place names, Harvey (2008) notes that Yugul appears to be closely related to Marra.

References

Baker, Brett. 'Who were the "Yukul"? And who are they now?'. In Baker, Brett, Ilana Mushin, Mark Harvey & Rod Gardner (eds). Indigenous language and social identity: Papers in honour of Michael Walsh. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 79-104.

Notes and References

  1. Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia? ", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)