Mayali or Manyallaluk Mayali is a dialect of
Bininj Kunwok, an
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 ...
.
The
Aboriginal people who speak Mayali are the
Bininj people, who live primarily in western
Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land is a historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia, with the term still in use. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around from the territory capital, Darwin. In 1623, Dutch East India Compan ...
. Mayali is spoken primarily in south-west Arnhem Land, particularly around
Pine Creek,
Katherine and Manyallaluk.
Occasionally the term "Mayali" is used to refer to all Bininj Kunwok dialects collectively, however this is not generally accepted usage.
Speakers of the
Kundjeyhmi dialect of Bininj Kunwok often regard Mayali as similar to, or even the same as, Kundjeyhmi.
References
Further reading
* , 2 volumes
External links
Bininj Kunwok online dictionary*
Kunwok
Gunwinyguan languages
Arnhem Land
Indigenous Australian languages in the Northern Territory
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