Mayali or Manyallaluk Mayali is a dialect of Bininj Kunwok, an Australian Aboriginal language.[3] The Aboriginal people who speak Mayali are the Bininj people, who live primarily in western Arnhem Land. Mayali is spoken primarily in south-west Arnhem Land, particularly around Pine Creek, Katherine and Manyallaluk.[3] Occasionally the term "Mayali" is used to refer to all Bininj Kunwok dialects collectively, however this is not generally accepted usage.[3][4] Speakers of the Kundjeyhmi dialect of Bininj Kunwok often regard Mayali as similar to, or even the same as, Kundjeyhmi.[3]
| Mayali | |
|---|---|
| Manyallaluk Mayali | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Bininj |
Native speakers | 71 (2021 census)[1] |
Arnhem
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | naia1238 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N44 Mayali |
References
edit- ^ "SBS Australian Census Explorer". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ N44 Mayali at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ a b c d "Dialects". Bininj Kunwok: Kunwok dja mankarre kadberre—our language, our culture. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "N186: BININJ GUN-WOK / BININJ KUNWOK". AIATSIS Collection: AUSTLANG. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
Further reading
edit- Evans, Nicholas (2003). Bininj Gun-wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune. Pacific Linguistics 541. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. hdl:1885/53188. ISBN 978-0-85883-530-6., 2 volumes
External links
edit- Bininj Kunwok online dictionary
- "Kured [home page]". Bininj Kunwok. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre.
- Kunwok
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