Wyb

Description: The Ngiyambaa language is a Pama-Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup. It was the traditional language of the Wangaaybuwan and Wayilwan peoples of New South Wales, Australia, but is now moribund; according to Donaldson by the 1970's there were only about ten people fluent in Wangaaybuwan, whilst there where only a couple of Wayilwan speakers left. Ngiyambaa (meaning language), or Ngiyambaambuwali, was also used by the Waangaybuwan and Wayilwan to describe themselves, whilst 'Waangaybuwan' and 'Wayilwan' (meanining 'With Waangay/Wayil' (for 'no') were used to distinguish both the language and the speakers from others who did not have wangaay/wayil for no. Other names for Ngiyambaa are: Giamba, Narran, Noongaburrah, Ngampah, Ngemba, Ngeumba, Ngiamba, Ngjamba, Ngiyampaa, Ngumbarr; Wangaaybuwan is also called Wongaibon, and Wayilwan is also called Wailwan, Weilwan or Wailwun...... full article at Wikipedia Location of Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/wyb/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: Australia Spoken In: Regions: Oceania ISO 639-3 Code: wyb Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Australian Group     Pama-Nyungan Group       Wiradhuric Group         Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa Language