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| Badjiri | |
|---|---|
| Budjari | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Ethnicity | Badjiri |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jbi |
| Glottolog | badj1244 |
| AIATSIS [1] | D31 |
| ELP | Badjiri |
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