Turrbal language
| Turrbal | |
|---|---|
| Yagara | |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Turrbal |
| Extinct | No |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yxg |
| Glottolog | yaga1256 Yagara-Jandai |
| AIATSIS[1] | E86 Turubul, E23 Jagara |
Turrbal is an Aboriginal Australian language of Queensland. It is the language of the Turrbal people, who are the traditional owners and custodians of Brisbane.[2]
The Turrbal Association uses the Turrbal spelling and prefer this over other spellings of Turrbal such as Turubul, Turrubal, Turrabul, Toorbal, and Tarabul.[2]
The four dialects listed in Dixon (2002)[3] are sometimes seen as separate Durubalic languages, especially Jandai and Nunukul; Yagara, Yugarabul, and Turrbul proper are more likely to be considered dialects.[1][4][5]
Influence on other languages
The Australian English word yakka, an informal term referring to any work, especially of strenuous kind, comes from the Yagara word yaga, the verb for 'work'.[6]
The literary journal Meanjin takes its name from meanjin, a Turrbal word meaning 'spike', referring to the spike of land Brisbane was later built on.[7]
Vocabulary
Some words from the Turrbal / Yagara language, as spelt and written by Turrbal / Yagara authors include:[8][9][10][11]
- Bigi: sun
- Binung: ear
- Bugwal: wallaby
- Buneen: echidna
- Bangil / bungil: grass
- Buhn: knee
- Buyu: shin
- Deear : teeth
- Dhagun: land
- Dhambur : mouth
- Dharang: leg
- Dhiggeri: belly / stomach
- Dinna: foot
- Dyrrbin: bone
- Gahm: head
- Giga: shoulder
- Gurumba bigi: good day
- Gujah / guttah: snake
- Gagarr / guyurr: fish
- Juhrram: rain
- Juwahduwan / juwahnduwan / juwanbinl: bird(s)
- Killen: finger
- Kundul: canoe
- Marra: hand
- Dumbirrbi / marrambi: koala
- Mil: eye / eyes
- Guruman / murri: kangaroo
- Muru: nose
- Nammul: children
- Nggurrun: neck
- Ngumbi: home / camp
- Tahbil: water (fresh)
- Towan: fish
- Tullei: tree
- Waiyebba: arm
- Wunya: welcome / greetings
- Yilam: forehead
References
- ^ a b E86 Turubul at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ a b "Turrbal Aboriginal Tribe - Traditional Owners of Brisbane". Turrbal. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxiv.
- ^ "E23: Yuggera". Australian Indigenous Languages Database. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "E66: Yugarabul". Australian Indigenous Languages Database. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Oxford English Dictionary". www.oed.com. p. 2054. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Meanjin debacle: erasing Aboriginal words in order to highlight white women's appropriation". NITV. 6 June 2018.
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This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Turrubul published by the State Library of Queensland under CC-BY licence, accessed on 14 June 2022.
- ^ This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Jagara published by the State Library of Queensland under CC-BY licence, accessed on 14 June 2022.
- ^ This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Yugarabul published by the State Library of Queensland under CC-BY licence, accessed on 14 June 2022.
- ^ This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Yuggera published by the State Library of Queensland under CC-BY licence, accessed on 14 June 2022.
Further reading
- Indigenous Language Wordlists: Turubul Body Parts, published by State Library of Queensland under CC-BY license, accessed 14 June 2022
- Indigenous Language Wordlists: Yugarabul Body Parts, published by State Library of Queensland under CC-BY license, accessed 14 June 2022
- Indigenous Language Wordlists: Yugara Everyday Words, published by State Library of Queensland under CC-BY license, accessed 14 June 2022
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