Mayabic languages
(Redirected from Mayi languages)
| Mayabic | |
|---|---|
| Mayi | |
| Geographic distribution | Queensland |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | maya1279 |
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Mayabic, or Mayi, is a small family of extinct Australian Aboriginal languages of Queensland. They were once classified as Paman, but now as a separate branch of Pama–Nyungan.[1]
The languages are:
- Mayi-Kutuna, Mayi-Kulan (incl. Mayi-Thakurti, Mayi-Yapi), Ngawun (incl. Wunumara)
According to Dixon (2002), Wunumara may have been a dialect of Ngawun or of Mayi-Kulan, which may have been a single language.[2] Bowern (2011 [2012]), however, lists all six of the above as separate languages.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Paradisec has an open access collection of Gavan Breen's materials for Wunumara
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, 23 December 2011 (corrected 6 February 2012)
- ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press.
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