Batjala

A language of Australia

ISO 639: xby
Alternate Names: Badjela, Badtala, Badtjala, Badyala, Batyala, Bidhala, Butchulla, Dulingbara, Gnoolongbara, Koolaburra, Ngulungbara, Olungbura, Patyala, Thoorgine
Population: 24 (2016 census).
Location:: Queensland state: Cairns; Fraser island; Great Sandy island; Kabikabi mission; Noosa Head; Pialba; Tinana creek; Yarrabah; Thoorgine.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Australian, Pama-Nyungan, Waka-Kabic
Dialects: Considered to be a dialect of Gabi-Gabi [gbw] by some (Dixon 2002).
Language Use: Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Dictionary. The Butchulla Language Program has been vibrant thanks to young people in the community using story telling, oral histories, games, song, and dance to teach and revive their language; the Butchulla Language Program has also produced bilingual teaching books.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Batjala
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Queensland state: Cairns; Fraser island; Great Sandy island; Kabikabi mission; Noosa Head; Pialba; Tinana creek; Yarrabah; Thoorgine.