Wakka Wakka language
Extinct Pama–Nyungan language of Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Wagawaga language (New Guinea).
The Wakka Wakka language, also spelt Waga, or Wakawaka, is an extinct Pama–Nyungan language formerly spoken by the Wakka Wakka people, an Aboriginal Australian nation near Brisbane, Australia.[3]
Quick Facts Waga, Region ...
Waga | |
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Wakawaka | |
Region | Queensland |
Ethnicity | Wakka Wakka, Djakunda, Dalla (Wulili, Baruŋgam) |
Extinct | 1965 |
Pama–Nyungan
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Dialects | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | wkw |
Glottolog | waka1274 |
AIATSIS[1] | E28 |
ELP | Waka-Waka |
Duungidjawu[2] |
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Kaiabara/Gayabara, Nguwera/Ngoera, and Buyibara may be varieties or alternative names.
- Map of traditional lands of Aboriginal Australians around Brisbane.