Jarrakan languages

The Jarrakan (formerly Djeragan) languages are a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia.

The name is derived from the word jarrak, which means "language" in Kija.

The three main Jarrakan languages are: These are divided into two groups: Kijic, consisting of only Kija, and Miriwoongic, consisting of Miriwoong and Gajirrawoong; Dixon (2002) considers the latter to be a single language.

Doolboong may also have been a Jarrakan language, but this is uncertain as it is extinct and essentially unattested.

Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items:[2]