Bindal (''Bendalgubba, Nyawaygi'') is an
extinct
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Australian Aboriginal language
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
of
North Queensland
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.
The Bindal language region included the area from
Cape Cleveland extending south towards
Ayr and the mouth of the
Burdekin River, encompassing the landscape within the boundaries of the
Townsville City Council 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. Breen
presumes that one of two
Lower Burdekin languages, 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
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Maric languages
Extinct languages of Queensland
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Pama–Nyungan languages