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Guugu Yimithirr
Pronunciation
[ˈkuːkuˈjɪmɪt̪ɪr]
Region
Hopevale, Queensland
Ethnicity
Guugu Yimithirr, Koko Njekodi
Native speakers
810 (2021 census)[1]
Language family
Pama–Nyungan
Paman?
Yalanjic or Yimidhirr–Yalanji–Yidinic
Guugu Yimithirr
Dialects
Dhalundhirr
Waguurrga
Nyiguudyi
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
kky
Glottolog
gugu1255
AIATSIS[2]
Y82
ELP
Guugu-Yimidhirr
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Guugu Yimithirr, also rendered Guugu Yimidhirr, Guguyimidjir, and many other spellings, is an Australian Aboriginal language, the traditional language of the Guugu Yimithirr people of Far North Queensland. It belongs to the Pama-Nyungan language family.[3] Most of the speakers today live at the community of Hope Vale, about 46 kilometres (29 mi) from Cooktown. However, as of June 2020[update] only about half of the Guugu Yimithirr nation speak the language. As such, efforts are being made to teach it to children. Guugu Yimithirr is the source language of the word kangaroo (from gangurru [gaŋuru]).[4]
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021). "Cultural diversity: Census". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^Y82 Guugu Yimithirr at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
^"Guugu Yimidhirr « Sorosoro". Sorosoro.org. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^Mounter, Brendan (17 June 2020). "Hope Vale elders using modern platform as latest tool to preserve ancient Guugu Yimithirr language - ABC News". ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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