Concept information
Preferred term
yiyYir Yoront
Type
-
Language
Definition
- Yir-Yoront is a Paman language spoken in two settlements, Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw on the southwestern part of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland in Australia, by the Yir-Yoront people. As of 1991 only 15 speakers remain, with the rest of the Yir-Yoront people speaking English or even Kuuk Thaayorre as many speakers of Yir-Yoront apparently are using Kuuk Thaayorre in daily conversation. Together with Yirrk-Thangalkl it forms the group of Yir languages.
Entry terms
- Yir-Yoront language
ISO 639-3 code
- yiy
Notation
- yiy
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/yiy
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