the Yangga language

Early sources possibly with Yangga words

Early sources:

All of these sources may contain Yangga words. Some words seem definitely Yangga, others not. For completeness, we give you all words that have the same English translation as a Living Yangga word.


M. Curr (1886)

Curr, Montagu (1886) ‘Porter’s Range’, in Curr, E.M. (1886–87) The Australian Race vol. 2: 456 & 457.

Tindale (1938)

Tindale, Norman B. (1938) ‘Australian Vocabularies Gathered by Norman B. Tindale, 1938-1963’ Unpublished Ms. held at the South Australian Museum MS AA 338/8/20, and AIATSIS MS 3189.

Barnett (1891)

Barnett, Jas. R. (1891) ‘The Aboriginal Language’ [letter to the editor], The Queenslander, April 11, 1891: 703.

Kent (1886)

Kent, W.H. (1886) ‘Ravenswood, Upper Burdekin’ in Curr, E.M. (1886–1887), The Australian Race Vol. 2: 484–485.