Its survival so far into the 20th century can be traced back to the working camps of men from Bellbrook and Lower Creek who escaped social control whilst clearing land for property owners in the western end of the valley.
There are significant social relationships amongst Dhanggati, Gumbaynggirr and Biripi peoples, including a shared set of marriage sections, which is also a feature of Anaiwan cultural life.
Dhanggati has an unusual "fricitivised rhotic"[clarification needed] allophone of the trill or tap when it occurs between vowels, as in mirri and yarri.
[citation needed] Dhanggati has a complex word building strategies including inflectional and derivational suffixes on nouns, adjectives, demonstratives and pronouns.
The program started about 2000[citation needed] and now draws on newly made educational resources and the Dhanggati Language Dictionary.
[citation needed] The program sees elders working with school staff and the education department to enable local kids to connect with country and strengthen their identity & Culture.