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Wiradjuri language
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| Wiradjuri Wirraaydhuurray Wirraayjuurray |
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| Spoken in: | New South Wales | |
| Total speakers: | 3 (1981) | |
| Language family: | Pama-Nyungan Wiradhuric Wiradjuri |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | aus | |
| ISO 639-3: | wrh | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see Wiradjuri) is a Pama-Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup. It was the traditional language of the Wiradhuri people of Australia, but is no longer in general use. Wiradjuri Language Wiradjuri language
- ANIMALS:
- Butterfly: Budyabudya,
- Cockatoo: Guwariyan,
- Dingo: Yugay,
- Emu: Dinawan,
- Frog: Gulaangga,
- Kangaroo: Wambuwany,
- Koala: Burrandhang,
- Kookaburra: Gugubarra,
- Magpie: Garuu,
- Owl: Ngugug,
- Platypus: Biladurang,
- Possum: Budharng,
- Snake: Gadi,
- Suger Glider: Gindaany,
- Swan: Dhundhu,
- Wombat Wambad,
- NUMBERS:
- Two: Bula,
- NOUNS:
- Dancing: Waganha,
- Digging: Wangarra,
- Laughing: Gindanha,
- Swimming: Bambinya,
- Body Parts:
- Hands: Murra
- Günther, James (1892). "Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal dialect called Wirradhuri", in Fraser, John: An Australian Language. Sydney: Government printer, 56–120 of appendix.
- Hale, Horatio (1846). "The languages of Australia", Ethnography and philology, Vol VI of Reports of the United States Exploring Expedition, under the command of Charles Wilkes, New York: Lea and Blanchard, 457–531.
- Hosking, Dianne; McNicol, Sally (1993). Wiradjuri. Panther Publishing.
- Mathews, R. H. (Jul.–Dec. 1904). "The Wiradyuri and Other Languages of New South Wales". The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 34: 284–305.
- McNicol, Sally; Hosking, Dianne (1994). "Wiradjuri", in Nick Thieberger, William McGregor: Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library, 79–99.
- Ethnologue report for Wiradhuri
- Wiradjuri language materials
- profiles of Grant and Rudder
- Peter Andren MP with material on the Wiradjuri
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