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Preferred term

jayYan-nhangu  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Yan-nhaŋu (alternatively Yan-nhangu, Yanhangu, Jarnango) is an indigenous Australian language spoken by about 15 people the traditional owners of the seas and Crocodile Islands, off the coast of the Northern Territory. The Yan-nhaŋu language belongs to the Yolŋu Matha language group of the Yolŋu people of Arnhem Land in northern Australia.

Entry terms

  • Yan-nhangu language

ISO 639-3 code

  • jay

Notation

  • jay

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/jay

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