Yidiny language

Yidiny
Yidiny
Native to	Australia
Region	Queensland
Ethnicity	Yidinji, Gungganyji, Wanjuru, Madjandji
Native speakers	52 (2021 census)
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Yidiny;
Dialects	Yidinj; Gunggay; Wanjurr (Wanyurru); Madjay;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yii
Glottolog	yidi1250
AIATSIS	Y117
ELP	Yidiny
	Yidiny (green, with arrow) among other Pama–Nyungan languages (tan)
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Yidiny (also spelled Yidiɲ, Yidiñ, Jidinj, Jidinʲ, Yidinʸ, Yidiń Aboriginal pronunciation: [ˈjidiɲ]) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language, spoken by the Yidinji people of north-east Queensland. Its traditional language region is within the local government areas of Cairns Region and Tablelands Region, in such localities as Cairns, Gordonvale, and the Mulgrave River, and the southern part of the Atherton Tableland including Atherton and Kairi.^[4]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021). "Cultural diversity: Census". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxiii.
^ Y117 Yidiny at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
^ This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Yidinji". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.