Dayi

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Alternate Names: Dha’i, Dhay’yi

Dialects: Dhalwangu, Djarrwark.

Genealogy:

Australian
Pama-Nyungan
Yuulngu
Dhuwal

Demographics: 170 (2006 census). 53 Dhalwangu, 115 Dayi speakers (2006 census). 0 monolinguals.

Language Use: Vitality adversely affected by the scattering of children, who now speak other languages (Wurm 2007). Also use Dhuwal [duj], Djambarrpuyngu [djr], English [eng], Gumatj [gnn].

Nation of Origin: Australia