Geographicdistribution: northern Australia Glottolog: jarr1235 | Subdivisions: KijaMiriwoongic | |
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Linguistic classification: One of the world's primary language families | ||
The Jarrakan (formerly Djeragan) languages are a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia. The name is derived from the word jarrak, which means "language" in Kija.
The three main Jarrakan languages are:
These are divided into two groups: Kijic, consisting of only Kija, and Miriwoongic, consisting of Miriwoong and Gajirrabeng; Dixon (2002) considers the latter to be a single language.
Doolboong may also have been a Jarrakan language, but this uncertain as it is extinct and essentially unattested.
References
Jarrakan languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA