Mayi-Kulan language
| Mayi-Kulan | |
|---|---|
| Maykulan | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Maikulan, Maithakari, Maijabi |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:xyk – Mayi-Kulan (Wunumara)xyt – Mayi-Thakurtixyj – Mayi-Yapi |
| Glottolog | mayk1239 |
| AIATSIS[1] | G25 Mayi-Kulan, G16 Mayi-Thakurti, G20 Mayi-Yapi |
| ELP | Mayi-Kulan |
| Mayi-Thakurti[2] | |
| Mayi-Yapi[3] | |
Mayi-Kulan is an extinct Mayi language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia.
Mayi-Kulan and its dialects may be dialects of Ngawun/Wunumara.
Phonology
Consonants
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Velar | Dental | Alveolo- palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
| Plosive | p | k | t̪ | t̠ʲ | t | ʈ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | n̪ | n̠ʲ | n | ɳ |
| Rhotic | ɾ | |||||
| Lateral | l̠ʲ | l | ɭ | |||
| Approximant | w | j | ɻ | |||
- Unlike most other Mayi languages, /l̠ʲ/ in Mayi-Thakurti, and Wunumara is phonemic.[4]
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i, iː | u, uː |
| Open | a, aː | |
Vocabulary
Below is a basic vocabulary list from Blake (1981).[5]
English Mayi-Yabi man pantyil woman panya mother yakura father mutyu head ngankul eye mili nose kunyin ear pinar mouth yatyin tongue ngulan tooth yatyayin hand malaru breast ṯampu stomach ngapurra urine kipara faeces waṉṯu thigh ṯarru foot tyana bone ṯimul blood kapul dog yampi snake tyinyur kangaroo matyumpa possum kakuny fish palpi spider kupu mosquito wungkuny emu tyungkupari eaglehawk kurriṯala crow waya sun maṉṯara moon kukara star tyinpi stone mirnti water kamu camp makiya fire yangu smoke kumiri food maṉṯa meat kaṯi stand ṯari sit yini see ṉama go wapi get mantyi hit puntyi I ngayu you yuntu one kuruny two pulakara
References
- ^ G25 Mayi-Kulan at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Mayi-Thakurti.
- ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Mayi-Yapi.
- ^ Breen, Gavan (1981). The Mayi languages of the Queensland Gulf Country. Canberra: AIAS. pp. 21–31.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ Blake, Barry J. (1981). Australian Aboriginal languages: a general introduction. London: Angus & Robertson Publishers. ISBN 0-207-14044-8.