Western Districts

Keerraywoorroong

Earliest reference to language name: 1881 (Dawson 1881)Meaning: ‘blood lip’ (Dawson 1881)Sub-dialects: Giraiwurrung; Wirngilgnad-dhalinanong Very little is known about this language and its two dialects. The only vocabulary known to exist is a ‘Mortlake vocabulary’ provided by a Miss Hood from Merrang containing 185 words and published in Mathew (1899). Hood’s vocabulary has 87 percent common vocabulary with the standard Dhauwurdwurrung – […]

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Djab Wurrung

Language Name: Various historical pronunciations for Djab Wurrung are:“Chaap wuurong, Chaa wuurong [presumably a mistranscription], Chaap wurru, Tyapwurru, Chap wurong, Tyapwurong, Chapwurong, Tjapwurrun, Tyapwuron, Djabwurung, Tjap, Chaap-Warrong, Djabwuru, Tjapwurung, Chaap-wurra, Thapwurong, Jab wurrung, Tjap-wurrung, Tijapwurong, [mistranscription], Tjap-wurong, Jab Wurrong, Tjapwuurong, Chap wurrung, Chaapwuurong, Dyabwurung, Tyapawurru, Dyapwurong, Djab wurung.” (Clark, 1990, p.106) First Recorded: Earliest reference

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Jagwadjali / Jardwadjali / Jarijari / Jupagalk

The Jardwadjali (pronounced Yard-wa-jali) people lived in the northern and western Gariwerd ranges, and on the Wimmera Plains to the west. The Jardwadjali language shares 90 percent common vocabulary with Djab wurrung. Sub-dialects include Jagwadjali, Mardidjali, and Nundadjali. The Jardwadjali people have lived in the area for up to 30,000 to 40,000 years, certainly with evidence of occupation

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