Eora language
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The Eora language is an Indigenous Australian language traditionally spoken by the Eora people of the Sydney region, forming a key part of their cultural and historical identity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Iyora language
ⓘ
Sydney Aboriginal language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bidiagal people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cammeraygal people NERFINISHED ⓘ Dharug people NERFINISHED ⓘ Gadigal people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wangal people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
early British settlers
ⓘ
missionaries ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Eora people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exampleLoanword |
boomerang
ⓘ
kangaroo (disputed, often attributed to Guugu Yimithirr but associated with early Sydney vocabularies) ⓘ koala ⓘ wallaby ⓘ waratah ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
Eora people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney Aboriginal heritage ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
kinship terms
ⓘ
place-based knowledge ⓘ spiritual beliefs ⓘ traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsIn | Australian English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | oral tradition ⓘ |
| historicalRole | first Aboriginal language encountered by British colonists in Sydney ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indigenous cultural identity of the Eora Nation ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Pama–Nyungan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuin–Kuric languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sydney language continuum ⓘ |
| region |
Port Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community language programs in Sydney
ⓘ
teaching in some schools and cultural centers ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
revival language
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-colonial period of Sydney region ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
place-naming ⓘ song ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.