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Woiwurrung (sometimes spelt Woiwurrong, Woiworung, Wuywurung) is an Indigenous Australian language spoken by the Wurundjeri
people of the Kulin Nation of Central Victoria, from Mount Baw Baw in the east to Mount Macedon, Sunbury and Gisborne in the
west. The language remains, but is not widely known or spoken due to the impact of colonisation. The Woiwurrung clans inhabited
the Yarra River, called Birrarung in Woiwurrung, before European displacement. The clans include: The Wurrundjeri-willam,
who occupied the Yarra River and its tributaries and inhabited the area now covered by the city of Melbourne. Referred to
initially by Europeans as the Yarra tribe. The Marin-Bulluk The Kurung-Jang-Bulluk The Wurundjeri-Balluk The Balluk-willam
Wurundjeri is now the common term for descendants of all the Woiwurrung clans. Their totems are Bunjil the eagle and Waa the
crow. The Jindyworobak Movement claimed to have taken their name from a Woiwurrung phrase jindi worobak meaning to annex or
join. |
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Language type : Extinct
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ISO 639 CodesISO 639-3 : wyiLinked Data URIshttp://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/wyihttp://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:wyi More URIs at sameas.org SourcesAuthority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: wyiFreebase ISO 639-3 : wyi GeoNames.org Country Information Publications Office of the European Union Metadata Registry : Countries and Languages |