The indigenous language of the Thursday Island group is Kaiwaligau Ya, also known as Kauraraigau Ya (the name in the form of the dialect of the 1800s)
ðɪ ɪndˈɪdʒənəs lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌvðə θˈɜːzdeɪ ˈaɪlənd ɡɹˈuːp ɪz kˈaɪwɐlˌɪɡaʊ jɐ, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz kˈɔːɹɐɹˌeɪɡaʊ jɐ ðə nˈeɪm ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ʌvðə dˈaɪəlɛkt ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd z