Darkinyung
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A language of Australia
Alternate Names
Darginjang, Darginyung, Darkinjang, Darkinoong, Darkinung, Darknung
User Population
No known L1 speakers. The last fluent speakers probably died in the early 1900s.
Location
New South Wales state: Cessnock, Colo river, Hawkesbury river, Hunter river, Jerry’s plain, Macdonald river, Putty, Rylstone, Wisemans ferry, Wollombi.
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Language Use
Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
Many Rivers Aboriginal Language Centre is running the Darkinyung Language Revitalization program (AIATSIS).