Kuninjku is a dialect of Bininj Kunwok, an Australian Aboriginal language.[3] The Aboriginal people who speak Kuninjku are the Bininj people, who live primarily in western Arnhem Land. Kuninjku is spoken primarily in the east of the Bininj Kunwok speaking areas, particularly the outstations of Maningrida such as Mumeka, Marrkolidjban, Mankorlod, Barrihdjowkkeng, Kakodbebuldi, Kurrurldul and Yikarrakkal.[3]
| Kuninjku | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Bininj |
Native speakers | 423 (2021 census)[1] |
Arnhem
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | mura1269 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N173 Kuninjku |
References
edit- ^ "SBS Australian Census Explorer". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ N173 Kuninjku at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ a b "Dialects". Bininj Kunwok: Kunwok dja mankarre kadberre—our language, our culture. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
Further reading
edit- Evans, Nicholas (2003). Bininj Gun-wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune. Pacific Linguistics 541. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. hdl:1885/53188., 2 volumes
External links
edit- Bininj Kunwok online dictionary
- "Kured [home page]". Bininj Kunwok. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre.
- Kunwok