Durubalic languages

Durubalic
Geographic; distribution	Queensland
Linguistic classification	Pama–Nyungan Southeast New South Wales Durubal–Bandjalang Durubalic; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	Turrubal (Yagara); Gowar;
Glottolog	None; yaga1256 (Yagara-Jandai); guwa1244 (Guwar)
	Durubalic languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan)

Durubalic is a small family of extinct Australian Aboriginal languages of Queensland.

Bowern (2011) lists five Durubalic languages:

Turrubal (Turubul) and Yagara (Jagara)
Jandai (Janday)[1]
Nunukul (Nunungal, Moonjan)
Gowar (Guwar)

Dixon (2002) considers all but Guwar to be different dialects of the Yagara language.[2] Tony Jefferies (2011) links Gowar to the Bandjalangic languages rather than to Durubalic.

Pimpama seems to be related to Gowar, whether they are in turn related Durubalic or to the Bandjalangic languages.

Footnotes

Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elder-in Council Jandai Language Dictionary. Dunwich, Queensland, Australia.: Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elder-in Council Aboriginal Corporation. 2011. ISBN 9780987096609.
Dixon, Robert M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. xxxiv. ISBN 0521473780.

References

Dixon, R.M.W. 2002. Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press.
Bowern, Claire. 2011. How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?

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[1] Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elder-in Council Jandai Language Dictionary. Dunwich, Queensland, Australia.: Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elder-in Council Aboriginal Corporation. 2011. ISBN 9780987096609.

[2] Dixon, Robert M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. xxxiv. ISBN 0521473780.