Durubalic is a small family of
Australian Aboriginal languages
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
of
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
.
Bowern (2011) lists five Durubalic languages:
*Durubalic
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Turrubal (Turubul)
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Yagara (Jagara)
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Jandai (Janday)
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Nunukul (Nunungal, Moonjan)
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Gowar (Guwar)
Dixon (2002) considers all but Guwar to be different dialects of the Yagara language.
Tony Jefferies (2011) links Gowar to the
Bandjalangic languages rather than to Durubalic.
Pimpama seems to be related to Gowar, whether they are in turn related Durubalic or to the Bandjalangic languages.
Footnotes
References
*Dixon, R.M.W. 2002. ''Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development.'' Cambridge University Press.
*Bowern, Claire. 2011.
How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?'
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