Djabugay

A language of Australia

ISO 639: dyy
Alternate Names: Bulum-Bulum, Check-Cull, Chewlie, Djabugai, Dyaabugay, Dyabugay, Hileman, Jaabugay, Kikonjunkulu, Kodgotto, Koko-Tjumbundji, Kokonyungalo, Ngarlkajie, Orlow, Tjabakai-Thandji, Tjabogaijanji, Tjankir, Tjankun, Tjapukai, Tjapunkandji, Tjunbundji
Population: 46 (2016 census).
Location:: Queensland state: Barron river south of Mareeba to Kuranda, north to Port Douglas on a plateau.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Australian, Pama-Nyungan, Yidinic
Dialects: Njakali (Nyagali, Nyakali), Dyaabugay, Gulay.
Language Use: Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Dictionary. Texts. In the 1980s, a revival of the language was undertaken and it has since been in daily use among members of the ethnic group as a symbol of their identity (Wurm 2007).

Location: Queensland state: Barron river south of Mareeba to Kuranda, north to Port Douglas on a plateau.