4.3.2 BADIMAYA
Location: North-east of Moora to south of Cue; east to Paynes Find; west to Mullewa.
1. Names of the language and different spellings that have been used:
Badi-maia
Badimaia
Badimara (Capell 1963)
Barimaia (Tindale)
Bidungu
Patimara
Patimay
Wallawe (Wells)
Wardal
Yamadgee
Yamaji
2. Classification of the language:
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966): Kardu
Identification codes:AIATSIS:A.14
Capell (1963):A.01
Oates (1975):52.3
3. Dialects of the language:
No information
4. Number and distribution of speakers:
Dunn (1982) says that the descendants of Badimaya speakers now speak Watjarri, the dominant language of the region.
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966) say there were 20 speakers.
5. People who have worked intensively to record the language:
Leone Dunn (1982)
6. Practical spelling system:
None, but the system used for Watjarri or Nhanta may be used.
7. Word lists:
Davidson (1932)
Dunn (1982, 1988)
Gratte (1968)
8. Texts:
Dunn (1982, 1988)
9. Grammar or sketch grammar:
Dunn (1982, 1988)
10. Language programmes:
None
11. Language learning material:
None
12. Literature in the language:
None
13. Material available:
(see section 5 (Bibliography) for annotations on the following works)
Bates, D.M. (n.d.78) Native vocabularies - Murchison District tribes, typescript copy of MS, Section 12, 2F, ANL-MS365-55/141-158.
Bates, D.M. (n.d.79) Native vocabularies - Murchison District, typescript copy of MS, Section 12, 2F, ANL - MS365 Box 54-58.
Bates, D.M. (n.d.80) Native vocabularies - Murchison District, typescript copy of MS, Section 12, 2F, ANL-MS365-58/2-13.
Bates, D.M. (n.d.81) Native vocabularies - Murchison Magisterial District, typescript copy of MS, Section 12, 2F, ANL-MS365-54/52-73.
Bates, D.M. (n.d.82) Native vocabularies - Murchison Magisterial District, typescript copy of MS, Section 12, 2F, ANL-MS365-55/123-138.
Bates, D.M. (n.d.83) Native vocabularies - Murchison Magisterial District, typescript copy of MS, Section 12, 2F, ANL-MS365-56/175-193.
Bates, D.M. (n.d.84) Native vocabularies - Murchison Magisterial District, typescript copy of MS, Section 12, 2F, ANL-MS365-56/94-116.
Bates, D.M. (n.d.85) Native vocabularies - Murchison River, typescript copy of MS, Section 12, 2F, ANL-MS365-58/41-43.
Davidson, D.S. (1932) Comparative vocabularies of 19 Western Australian languages, ts.
Dunn, L. (1982) Badimaya, a Western Australian language, MA thesis, UWA.
Dunn, L. (1988) 'Badimaya, a Western Australian language', pp.19-149 in Papers in Australian linguistics No.17, Pacific Linguistics, A-71, Canberra.
Fink, R.A. (1956) Fieldnotes, 8 notebooks, MS.
Fink, R.A. (1960a) The changing status and cultural identity of Western Australian Aborigines: a field study of Aborigines in the Murchison district, Western Australia, 1955-1957, PhD thesis, Columbia University.
Gratte, S.G. (1968) Notes and audiotapes on the Badimaya language, Geraldton Historical Society, Geraldton.
Helms, R. (1896) 'Anthropology', pp.237-332 in Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Vol.16.
Kingsford, R. (1982) Yamadyi law: the continuing significance of traditional Aboriginal culture in the Murchison Region, Western Australia, MA thesis, UWA.
Morphy, F. (1985) Working notes on Western Australian languages. Part of an ARGS project directed by R.M.W. Dixon.
Wells, L.A. (1893) 'Vocabularies of words and phrases with translations', pp.192-207 in Journal of the Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition.
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