Dyirbal language
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Dyirbal language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken in northeastern Queensland, noted for its complex noun class system and distinctive grammatical structures.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
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Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| branchOf | Dyirbalic branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| documentedBy | R. M. W. Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Dyirbal people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Dyirbal proper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Girramay NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agreement on verbs
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avoidance speech style ⓘ case-marking on nouns ⓘ complex noun class system ⓘ distinct mother-in-law speech register ⓘ ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ extensive verb morphology ⓘ noun-incorporation-like constructions ⓘ rich demonstrative system ⓘ split-ergativity ⓘ verb-final word order tendency ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | dbl ⓘ |
| hasKeyWork | Dixon 1972 "The Dyirbal language of North Queensland" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNounClass |
Bala class
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Balam class ⓘ Balan class ⓘ Bayi class ⓘ |
| hasNounClasses | 4 ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
small consonant inventory typical of Australian languages
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three-vowel system ⓘ |
| isNotedFor |
influence on theories of syntax and semantics
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role in linguistic typology ⓘ semantic basis of noun classes ⓘ unusual gender system including women, fire, and dangerous things ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Herbert River area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnstone River area NERFINISHED ⓘ Tully River area ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Dyirbalic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | rainforest region of northeastern Queensland ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleIn |
studies of avoidance registers
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studies of ergativity ⓘ studies of noun classification ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.