| Mbara-Yanga | |
|---|---|
| Midjamba Jangaa | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Mbara,Yanga |
| Extinct | 1960s[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mvl |
mvl.html | |
| Glottolog | mbar1261yang1308 |
| AIATSIS[2] | G21 Mbara,Y131 Yanga |
Mbara (also known asMidjamba,Mitjamba,Ambara,Balgalu, orBargal), andYanga (also known asJangaa,Janggal,Janga,Yangaa,Purkaburra) aremutually intelligible but separateAboriginal language ofQueensland, both nowextinct.[3][4][5]Glottolog assigns a code to a group level asMbara-Yanga (mbar1254). Yanga is not to be confused with theYangga language, a dialect of Biri.
The Mbara and Yanga people were traditionally neighbours, along with theGugu-Badhun,Yirandali,Wunumara andNgawun peoples. The expansion of cattle farming andgold rushes in the second half of the nineteenth century affected the habitat of these groups.[6]
According toAUSTLANG, Yanga may be the same asNyangga language andGanggalida.[3]
