Mayali dialect

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 toAustralia
RegionNorthern Territory
EthnicityBininj
Native speakers
71 (2021 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolognaia1238
AIATSIS[2]N44 Mayali

References

  1. "SBS Australian Census Explorer". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. N44 Mayali at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. "Dialects". Bininj Kunwok: Kunwok dja mankarre kadberre—our language, our culture. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. "N186: BININJ GUN-WOK / BININJ KUNWOK". AIATSIS Collection: AUSTLANG. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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