Mabuyag dialect
E365530
The Mabuyag dialect is a regional variety of the Torres Strait Islander language traditionally spoken by the community of Mabuyag Island in the Torres Strait, Australia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mabuyag Island dialect | 1 |
| Mabuyag dialect canonical | 1 |
| Mabuygilgal dialect | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
regional variety of language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mabuyag Island cultural heritage
ⓘ
Torres Strait Islanders ⓘ
surface form:
Torres Strait Islander culture
|
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mabuyag dialect
ⓘ
surface form:
Mabuyag Island dialect
Mabuyag dialect ⓘ
surface form:
Mabuygilgal dialect
|
| hasDomain |
kinship terminology
ⓘ
marine environment vocabulary ⓘ traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Mabuyag people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeakers | small number of fluent speakers ⓘ |
| hasStatus | endangered language variety ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isSpokenAlongside |
English
ⓘ
Torres Strait Creole ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Torres Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Torres Strait area
|
| partOf |
Torres Strait Creole
ⓘ
surface form:
Torres Strait Islander language
|
| region |
Queensland
ⓘ
Torres Strait Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Torres Strait Island Region
|
| spokenBy |
Torres Strait Islanders
ⓘ
community of Mabuyag Island ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mabuyag Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torres Strait ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
language revitalisation efforts
ⓘ
linguistic documentation projects ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
cultural expression ⓘ everyday communication in Mabuyag community ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mabuygilgal dialect
this entity surface form:
Mabuyag Island dialect