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| Nunukul | |
|---|---|
| Nunagal | |
| Mundjan | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Minjerribah, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Nunukul |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xnu |
| Glottolog | None |
| AIATSIS[1] | E21 |
| Person | Nunukul |
|---|---|
| Language | Moondjan |
| Country | Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) |
Nunukul (Nununkul, Nunugal, Nunagal, misspelled "Nukunul"), or Munjan (Moonjan, Meanjin), is an extinct language of Queensland in Australia. The people it is spoken by are called the Nunukul, but the language is called Moondjan.[2]
Dialects
[edit]According to Nils Holmer, there are two dialects of Nunagal, being Yagarabul (referred to him by the names jagarabal or jagarabul) and Nunagal.[3]
Vocabulary
[edit]Some 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
- ↑ "| AIATSIS corporate website". aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ↑ Holmer, Nils M. (1983). Linguistic Survey of South-Eastern Queensland (PDF). Pacific Linguistics D-54. Department of Linguistics Research, School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-D54.cover.
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