Yaygir language

Yaygir, also spelt Yaygirr or Yegir, is an Australian Aboriginal language. It was spoken by the Yaygir people in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.

Yaygir
Native to	Australia
Region	New South Wales
Ethnicity	Yaygir people
Native speakers	1-10 (2018–2019)[1]
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Gumbaynggiric Yaygir
Dialects	Yaegl (around mouth of the Clarence) Yirraygirr (upriver of Maclean) Yunggaya (around Ulmarra)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xya
Glottolog	yayg1236
AIATSIS[2]	E10
ELP	Yaygir

There are attempts to revitalise the language, including the publication of a dictionary in 2012.^[3]

Phonology

Vowels

Vowels^[4]

	Front	Central	Back
High	i      iː		u      uː
Low		a      aː

Consonants

Consonants^[4]

	Labial	Alveolar/ Retroflex	Palatal	Velar
Plosive	b	d	ɟ	ɡ
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Lateral		l
Trill		r      r̥
Approximant	w	ɻ	j

Basic phrases

These are some basic phrases provided by the Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative.^[5]

English	Yaygir
Hello there!	Yuu!
How are you?	Ginagay?
Pleased to meet you.	Ibirr ngina nyaagigu.
Are you feeling well?	Ngindadi darhuyay mabu?
I’m feeling good.	Darhuyay ngaya mabu.
I’m not feeling good.	Yawiirray ngaya mabu.
I’m sick .	Ngaya wigun.
Do well!	Darhuya ngiinda!
Thank you / Congratulations.	Darhuyay irriirring.
Goodbye / I’m going.	Ngaya dyaarri yaarrang.
	Dyaarri yaarrang.
Please.	Irriiri-nda.
Please don’t.	Wanaa-nda.
Yes.	Ngii.
No.	Wadyi.
What’s your name?	Warha nguunu waambarr?
My name is ___.	Ngaanyu waambarr ___.
I’ll see you!	Ngadya ngina nyaawi!
I am Yaygirr.	Adyi ngaya Yaygirr.
I live here at Maclean / Yamba.	Adyi ngaya nginagandyi Birriin-da / Gulaany-dya.
Welcome to Maclean / Yamba.	Darhuyay yarraanay Birriinda / Gulaany-dya.
This is Yaegl country.	Adyi Yaygirr wadyarr.
I remember our ancestors from long ago.	Adyi ngadya arraygi Yayarr yangidawu.
I remember my Elder men and Elder women.	Adyi ngadya arraygi ngulungginy, ngamiiga.
This ends here.	Wadyiiway.