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paakantyi

n. 1 an aboriginal people of New South Wales 2 the language of this people

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Paakantyi (Darling language)

The Darling language, or Paakantyi (Baagandji), is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language spoken along the Darling River in New South Wales from present-day Bourke to Wentworth and including much of the back country around the Paroo River and Broken Hill. The people's and language name refers to the Paaka (Darling River) with the suffix -ntyi meaning 'belonging to',

The major work on the Paakantyi language has been that of linguist Luise Hercus.

Paakantyi

The Paakantyi (Barkindji) are an Australian Aboriginal tribal group of the Darling River basin in Far West New South Wales, Australia.