Yir Yoront Language (yiy) - Revision history

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Also Known As: Kokomindjen,Millera,Mind'jana,Myunduno,Jir Joront,Mundju...
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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Kokomindjen,Millera,Mind'jana,Myunduno,Jir Joront,Mundjun,Mandjoen,Yir Yiront,Gwandera

<b>Description:</b>

Yir-Yoront (several other names; see below) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in coastal southwestern Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. It is the traditional language of the Yir-Yoront people, most of whom now speak English.
Yir-Yoront is written hyphenated as a way of indicating that the syllable following the hyphen is stressed. In the standard orthography, it is correctly spelt Yirr-Yorront (with "rr" to indicate a tapped liquid). There is a valid alternative pronunciation with stress on the first syllable; this can be written YirrqYorront. Other spellings encountered include Yir Yoront (with a space) and Jir Joront.
Other names for the language include
Yirr-Yorront and Yirrk-Thangalkl (known in Yirr-Yorront as Yirr-Thangell) are sister dialects. The territory of Yirr-Yorront is around the mouth of the Main Mitchell River and to the north and east; that of Yirrk-Thangalkl is south of there to the mouth of the South Mitchell, and running to the east and north. Yirrk-Thangalkl is also known as Yirrk-Mel (Yir Mel in the writings of the anthropologist Lauriston Sharp).
Yirr-Yorront contrasts stops and nasals at five points of articulation (labial: p, m; lamino-dental: th,<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=5437653 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/australia Australia]</td></tr>

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<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/oceania Oceania]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>yiy</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
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  [[Australian Group]]

    [[Pama-Nyungan Group]]

      [[Paman Group]]

        [[Western Pama Group]]

          <b>[[Yir Yoront Language]]</b>

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