Batjala
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A language of Australia
Alternate Names
Badjela, Badtala, Badtjala, Badyala, Batyala, Bidhala, Butchulla, Dulingbara, Gnoolongbara, Koolaburra, Ngulungbara, Olungbura, Patyala, Thoorgine
User Population
24 (2016 census).
Location
Queensland state: Cairns; Fraser island; Great Sandy island; Kabikabi mission; Noosa Head; Pialba; Tinana creek; Yarrabah; Thoorgine.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Language Use
Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
Dictionary. The Butchulla Language Program has been vibrant thanks to young people in the community using story telling, oral histories, games, song, and dance to teach and revive their language; the Butchulla Language Program has also produced bilingual teaching books.