Region New South Wales Extinct (date missing) | Ethnicity Worimi | |
Language family Pama–Nyungan
Yuin–Kuric
Kuri
Worimi
Worimi Dialects Gadjang (Kattang, Katthang, Gathang)
Worimi (Warimi)
Birbay (Birrpayi) ISO 639-3 kda – inclusive code
Individual code:
xbj – Birrpayi | ||
Worimi, or Gadjang (also spelt Kattang, Kutthung, Gadhang, Gadang, Gathang) is an Australian Aboriginal language. It is the traditional language of the Worimi people, whose descendants now speak English.
Classification
Worimi is most closely related to Awabakal, in the Yuin–Kuric group of Pama–Nyungan.
Bowern (2011) considers Gadjang, Worimi, and Birrpayi to be separate languages.
References
Worimi language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA