Yaygir language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yaygir, also spelt Yaygirr or Yegir, is an Australian Aboriginal language. It was spoken by the Yaygir people in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.
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Yaygir | |
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Native to | Australia |
Region | New South Wales |
Ethnicity | Yaygir people |
Extinct | 1-10 (2018–2019)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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Dialects | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xya |
Glottolog | yayg1236 |
AIATSIS[2] | E10 |
ELP | Yaygir |
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There are attempts to revitalise the language, including the publication of a dictionary in 2012.[3]