Yinjibarndi language
Australian Aboriginal language
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Yinjibarndi is a Pama–Nyungan language spoken by the Yindjibarndi people of the Pilbara region in north-western Australia.
| Yinjibarndi | |
|---|---|
| Burnugundi, Mandanjingu | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Roebourne region of Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Yindjibarndi |
Native speakers | 380 (2021 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yij |
| Glottolog | yind1247 |
| AIATSIS[2] | W37 |
| ELP | Yindjibarndi |
Yinjibarndi is mutually intelligible with Kurrama, but the two are considered distinct languages by their speakers.
Classification
Yindjibarndi is classified as a member of the Ngayarta branch of the Pama–Nyungan languages. Under Carl Georg von Brandenstein's 1967 classification, Yindjibarndi was classed as an Inland Ngayarda language, but the separation of the Ngayarda languages into Coastal and Inland groups is no longer considered valid.
Phonology
Grammar
Influence on other languages
The English verb yandy, meaning 'to separate (grain or pieces of mineral) by shaking in a special shallow dish', comes from Yindjibarndi.[5]
