Bindal (''Bendalgubba, Nyawaygi'') is an
extinct Australian Aboriginal language of
North Queensland.
The Bindal language region included the area from
Cape Cleveland extending south towards
Ayr
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...
and the mouth of the
Burdekin River
The Burdekin River is a river located in North and Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises on the northern slopes of Boulder Mountain at Valley of Lagoons, part of the western slope of the Seaview Range, and flows into the Coral Sea a ...
, encompassing the landscape within the boundaries of the
Townsville City Council
The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas, to the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock an ...
and
Burdekin Shire Council.
Classification
Bowern
[Bowern, Claire. 2011.]
How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?
, ''Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web'', December 23, 2011
corrected
February 6, 2012) suggests that it might have been a
Maric language
Maran or Maric is an extinct branch of the Pama–Nyungan family of Australian languages formerly spoken throughout much of Queensland by many of the Murri peoples. The well attested Maric languages are clearly related; however, many language ...
. Breen
presumes that one of two
Lower Burdekin languages
The Lower Burdekin languages were probably three distinct Australian Aboriginal languages spoken around the mouth of the Burdekin River in north Queensland
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, which he concluded were not Maric, is Bindal.
Vocabulary
Some words from the Bindal language, as spelt and written by Bindal authors include:
* ''Adha'': yes
* ''Andha'': saltwater
* ''Bagaraga'': star
* ''Barri'': stone
* ''Bugan'': grass
* ''Gadhara'': possum
* ''Gamu'': water
* ''Gunbana'': blood
See also
*
Bindal people
References
External links
Bibliography of Bindal people and language resources at the
Maric languages
Extinct languages of Queensland
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Pama–Nyungan languages