Mayi-Kulan is an
extinct
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Mayi language formerly spoken on the
Cape York Peninsula
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of
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
,
Australia
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.
Mayi-Kulan and its dialects may be dialects of
Ngawun/Wunumara.
Phonology
Consonants
* Unlike most other Mayi languages, /l̠ʲ/ in Mayi-Thakurti, and Wunumara is phonemic.
Vowels
Vocabulary
Below is a basic vocabulary list from
Blake
Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
(1981).
:
References
Mayabic languages
Extinct languages of Queensland
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