Ngiyambaa language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ngiyambaa |
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| Native to | Australia |
| Region | New South Wales |
| Ethnicity | Ngiyambaa (Wangaibon, Weilwan) |
| Native speakers | 0 (2005)aiatsis |
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
Wangaaybuwan
Wayilwan (Wailwan)
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| AIATSIS | D22 |
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The Ngiyambaa language, also spelt Ngiyampaa, Ngempa, Ngemba and other variants, is a Pama–Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup. It was the traditional language of the Wangaibon and Weilwan peoples of New South Wales, Australia, but is now moribund; according to Donaldson by the 1970s there were only about ten people fluent in Wangaibon, whilst there were only a couple of Weilwan speakers left.
Ngiyambaa (meaning language), or Ngiyambaambuwali, was also used by the Wangaibon and Weilwan to describe themselves, whilst 'Wangaibon' and 'Weilwan' (meanining 'With Wangai/Weil' (for 'no') were used to distinguish both the language and the speakers from others who did not have wangai or weil for no.
Other Names
Other names for Ngiyambaa are: Giamba, Narran, Noongaburrah, Ngampah, Ngemba, Ngeumba, Ngiamba, Ngjamba, Ngiyampaa and Ngumbarr; Wangaibon is also called Wangaaybuwan and Wongaibon, and Weilwan is also called Wailwan, Wayilwan or Wailwun.
See also
In Spanish: Idioma ngiyambaa para niños
