Yukulta language

The Yukulta language, also spelt Yugulda, Yokula, Yukala, Jugula, and Jakula, and also known as Ganggalidda (Kangkalita, Ganggalida), is an extinct Tangkic language spoken in Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia. It was spoken by the Yukulta people, whose traditional lands lie on the southern coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Yukulta
Ganggalida
RegionQueensland
EthnicityYukulta, Nguburinji
Native speakers
1 full speaker (2007)
0 speakers (2004)
Dialects
  • Yukulta
  • Nguburindi
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
gcd  Ganggalida
nny  Nyangga/Yangkaal (two different languages covered by [nny])
Glottologgang1267  Ganggalida
nyan1300  Yangkaal
AIATSISG34 Ganggalida, G19 Nguburinji
ELPGanggalida

Nguburinji (Ngubirindi) is regarded as a dialect of the same language, spoken by the Nguburinji people.

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