Nunukul (Nununkul, Nunugal), or Munjan (Moonjan, Meanjin), is an extinct language of Queensland in Australia.
Nunukul | |
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Mundjan | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | Queensland |
Ethnicity | Nunukul |
Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xnu |
Glottolog | None |
AIATSIS[1] | E21 |
Vocabulary
editSome words from the Nunukul/Munjan language, as spelt and written by Nunukul/Munjan authors include:
- Gooboora: the Silent Pool
- Oodgeroo: paperbark tree
- Woor: devil / evil being
References
edit- ^ E21 Nunukul at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies