Djadjawurrung (also Jaara, Ngurai-illam-wurrung) is an

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spoken by the Dja Dja Wurrung people of the Kulin nation of central

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. Djadjawurrung was spoken by 16 clans around Murchison, the central highlands region, east to Tylden, west to the Pyrenees, north to Boort and south to the

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. It is now extinct.

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

There are four vowels noted: . They may also be phonetically written as .Blake, Barry. 2016

References

External links

Bibliography of Djadja Wurrung people and language resources
at the

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Dialects of Western Kulin, Western Victoria Yartwatjali, Tjapwurrung, Djadjawurrung
Kulin languages Extinct languages of Victoria (state) {{Ia-lang-stub