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The '''DyaberdyaberJabirr Jabirr language''', also known as ('''Jabirr JabirrDjabirr-Djabirr'''), is a Western [[Nyulnyulan languages|Nyulnyulan]] language formerly spoken by the [[Jabirr Jabirr]] people on the coast south of [[Beagle Bay (Western Australia)|Beagle Bay]] in [[Western Australia]]. Earlier sources spelled the name '''DjaberrDjaberr''' or '''Dyaberdyaber'''; the contemporary accepted spelling is Jabirr-Jabirr, which reflects the spelling conventions of languages of the Kimberley region.<ref>Bowern, C. 2012 "A Grammar of Bardi". Berlin: Mouton</ref> It is also sometimes spelt '''Jabba Jabba'''.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|series=Life|url=https://www.abc.net.au/life/education-is-the-key-to-keeping-bardi-language-culture-strong/11271482|title=Education is the key to keeping Bardi language and culture strong|first=Vincent|last=McKenzie|date=13 August 2019|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref>

'''Dyaberdyaber''' ('''Jabirr Jabirr''') is a Western [[Nyulnyulan languages|Nyulnyulan]] language formerly spoken on the coast south of [[Beagle Bay (Western Australia)|Beagle Bay]] in [[Western Australia]]. Earlier sources spelled the name DjaberrDjaberr or Dyaberdyaber; the contemporary accepted spelling is Jabirr-Jabirr, which reflects the spelling conventions of languages of the Kimberley region.<ref>Bowern, C. 2012 "A Grammar of Bardi". Berlin: Mouton</ref>

The language is closely related to [[Nyulnyul language|Nyulnyul]] and probably close enough to be mutually intelligible.<ref>McGregor, W and B Stokes. Classifying the Nyulnyulan languages. in N. Evans (ed) "The Non-Pama-Nyungan Languages of Northern Australia" Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, 2003</ref> The source materials from Nekes and Worms' (1953) "Australian Languages" list numerous similarities.