Djabugay
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A language of Australia
Alternate Names
Bulum-Bulum, Check-Cull, Chewlie, Djabugai, Dyaabugay, Dyabugay, Hileman, Jaabugay, Kikonjunkulu, Kodgotto, Koko-Tjumbundji, Kokonyungalo, Ngarlkajie, Orlow, Tjabakai-Thandji, Tjabogaijanji, Tjankir, Tjankun, Tjapukai, Tjapunkandji, Tjunbundji
User Population
46 (2016 census).
Location
Queensland state: Barron river south of Mareeba to Kuranda, north to Port Douglas on a plateau.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Dialects
Njakali (Nyagali, Nyakali), Dyaabugay, Gulay.
Language Use
Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
Dictionary. Texts. In the 1980s, a revival of the language was undertaken and it has since been in daily use among members of the ethnic group as a symbol of their identity (Wurm 2007).