Not to be confused with Wandji language or Vwanji language.
Wanyi
Waanji
Region
Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia
Ethnicity
Waanyi
Extinct
Late 20th century
Language family
Garrwan
Wanyi
Language codes
ISO 639-3
wny
Glottolog
wany1247
AIATSIS[1]
G23
ELP
Waanyi
Waanyi, also spelt Wanyi, Wanji or Waanji, is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Waanyi people of the lower gulf area of Northern Queensland, Australia. Although earlier thought to be extinct, as of the 2016 Australian census there were 16 speakers of the language. This was down from the recorded peak of 40 in the 2011 Australian census.[2]
The language region includes the western parts of Lawn Hill Creek and Nicholson River, from about the boundary between the Northern Territory and Queensland, westwards towards Alexandria station, Doomadgee, and Nicholson River. It includes the local government area of the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee.[3]
Words and phrases from this language are used by novelist Alexis Wright in her 2013 novel, The Swan Book.[citation needed]
^G23 Wanyi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
^"G23: Waanyi". AIATSIS Collection: AUSTLANG. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Waanyi". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Waanyi". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
