Djinba

E921826

Djinba is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Yolŋu people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

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Djinba canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Aboriginal language
Yolŋu language
natural language
continent Oceania
country Australia
endangeredStatus endangered language
ethnicity Djinba people NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Djinba Yolŋu Matha
linked to: Yolngu Matha

Djinba language
hasGlottocode djin1253
hasISO6393Code djb
hasLinguisticTypology agglutinative language
suffixing language
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length
rich consonant inventory
languageFamily Pama–Nyungan languages
partOf Yolŋu languages
region Arnhem Land
spokenBy Yolŋu people
linked to: Yolngu people
state Northern Territory
subfamily Yolŋu Matha
linked to: Yolngu Matha
usedFor everyday communication in some Yolŋu communities
oral storytelling
traditional ceremonies
usedIn Indigenous Australian communities
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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