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Jarrakan languages
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The Jarragan (formerly, Jarrakan or Djeragan) languages are a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia. The name is derived from the word jarrag, which means "language" in Kija.

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The three main Jarragan languages are:

These are divided into two groups: Gijic, consisting of only Gija, and Miriwoongic, consisting of Miriwoong and Gajirrawoong; Dixon (2002) considers the latter to be a single language.

Doolboong may also have been a Jarragan language, but this is uncertain as it is extinct and essentially unattested.

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Vocabulary

Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items:[2]

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References

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