Djabugay language

Djabugay (or Djabuganjdji; see below for other names) is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Djabugay people with 46 native speakers at the 2016 census. The Djabugay language region includes Far North Queensland, particularly around the Kuranda Range and Barron River catchment, and the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cairns Regional Council.

Djabugay
RegionQueensland, Australia
EthnicityDjabugay, Buluwai, Yirrganydji (Irukandji)
Native speakers
81 (2021 census)
Pama–Nyungan
  • Paman
    • Djabugay
Dialects
  • Djabugay
  • Yirrgay (Irrukandji)
  • Bulway
  • Guluy
  • Njagali (Nyagali)
Language codes
ISO 639-3dyy
Glottologdyaa1242
AIATSISY106
ELPDjabugay
Djabugay is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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