Umpila language
Encyclopedia
Umpila is an aboriginal Australian language, or actually a dialect cluster, of the Cape York Peninsula
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form of their language.
Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland at the tip of the state of Queensland, Australia, the largest unspoilt wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth...
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Varieties
The chief varieties of Umpila, variously considered dialects or distinct languages, are:- Kanju (Kandju, Kaantyu, Gandju, Gandanju, Kamdhue, Kandyu, Kanyu, Karnu), also Jabuda, Neogulada, Yaldiye-Ho
- Kuuku-Ya'u (Ya'o, Koko-Ja'o, Kokoyao), also Bagadji (Pakadji)
- Umpila proper
Sign
The Umpila had a developed signAustralian Aboriginal sign languages
Many Australian Aboriginal cultures have or traditionally had a manually coded language, a sign-language counterpart of their spoken language. This appears to be connected with various speech taboos between certain kin or at particular times, such as during a mourning period for women or during...
form of their language.