Dhurga language
E680903
The Dhurga language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Yuin people of the south coast of New South Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dhurga language canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7680177 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dhurga language Context triple: [Yuin–Kuric languages, hasMember, Dhurga language]
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A.
Dhanka language
Dhanka is an Indo-Aryan tribal language variety considered a dialect within the Bhili language group of western India.
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B.
Belhare language
The Belhare language is a Kiranti language of the Sino-Tibetan family spoken by the Belhare community in eastern Nepal.
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C.
Kharia language
Kharia language is a Munda language spoken primarily by the Kharia people in eastern India, especially in the states of Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.
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D.
Magahi language
Magahi language is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Bihar and surrounding regions, closely related to languages like Bhojpuri and Maithili.
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E.
Kumaoni language
Kumaoni language is an Indo-Aryan language of the Central Pahari group spoken primarily in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dhurga language Target entity description: The Dhurga language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Yuin people of the south coast of New South Wales.
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A.
Dhanka language
Dhanka is an Indo-Aryan tribal language variety considered a dialect within the Bhili language group of western India.
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B.
Belhare language
The Belhare language is a Kiranti language of the Sino-Tibetan family spoken by the Belhare community in eastern Nepal.
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C.
Kharia language
Kharia language is a Munda language spoken primarily by the Kharia people in eastern India, especially in the states of Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.
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D.
Magahi language
Magahi language is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Bihar and surrounding regions, closely related to languages like Bhojpuri and Maithili.
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E.
Kumaoni language
Kumaoni language is an Indo-Aryan language of the Central Pahari group spoken primarily in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
ⓘ
Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important to Yuin cultural identity
ⓘ
used in songs and ceremonies ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yuin people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dhurga–Thurga
ⓘ
linked to:
Dhurga
Durga ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Durga
Thurga ⓘ |
| hasEndonym | Dhurga ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
case marking on nouns
ⓘ
ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ suffixing morphology ⓘ verb inflection for aspect ⓘ verb inflection for mood ⓘ verb inflection for tense ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between laminal and apical consonants
ⓘ
three-vowel system ⓘ |
| hasResource |
Dhurga dictionary
ⓘ
Dhurga learners’ grammar ⓘ |
| hasRevivalProgram |
adult and children’s language classes
ⓘ
community-based language programs ⓘ |
| isCatalogedBy |
Australian Indigenous Languages Database
ⓘ
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn | linguistic field notes on South Coast NSW languages ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | dhu ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Yuin–Kuric language group
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuin–Kuric languages
|
| isRelatedTo |
Dhurga–Dyirringanj language continuum
ⓘ
Dyirringanj language ⓘ
linked to:
Djiringanj language
Thaua language ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | some schools in South Coast New South Wales ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Yuin–Kuric languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan languages ⓘ |
| region |
South Coast of New South Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
New South Wales South Coast
|
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language revival efforts ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ South Coast of New South Wales ⓘ
linked to:
New South Wales South Coast
|
| status | endangered language ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | Yuin people ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Batemans Bay area
ⓘ
linked to:
Batemans Bay region
Eurobodalla region ⓘ Moruya area ⓘ Narooma area ⓘ
linked to:
Narooma
Shoalhaven region ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Yuin communities
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuin people
|
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dhurga language Description of subject: The Dhurga language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Yuin people of the south coast of New South Wales.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.