Jandai is an

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

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 the

Quandamooka people The Quandamooka people are Aboriginal Australians who live around Moreton Bay in Southeastern Queensland. They are composed of three distinct tribes, the Nunukul, the Goenpul and the Ngugi, and they live primarily on Moreton and North Stradbro ...

who live around the

Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...

region 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_ ...

. Other names and spellings are Coobenpil; Djandai; Djendewal; Dsandai; Goenpul; Janday; Jendairwal; Jundai; Koenpel; Noogoon; Tchandi. Traditionally spoken by members of the Goenpul people, it has close affinities with

Nunukul language Nunukul (Nununkul, Nunugal), or Munjan (Moonjan)(Meanjin), is an extinct language of Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_ty ...

(spoken by the Nunukul people) and

Gowar language Gowar is an extinct indigenous language of Australia. The language was spoken on Moreton Island off the coast of modern-day Brisbane. Other spellings are ''Goowar, Gooar, Guar, Gowr-burra''; other names ''Ngugi (Mugee, Wogee, Gnoogee), Chunchi ...

(spoken by the

Ngugi people The Ngugi are an Aboriginal Australian people, one of three Quandamooka peoples, and the traditional inhabitants of Moreton Island. Language The Ngugi language was called ''guwar'', a term that, by extension served as one of the names for the peo ...

). Today now only few members still speak it.

Classification

The three tribes that comprise the Quandamooka people spoke dialects of a Durubalic language. The language that the Goenpul tribe of central and southern Stradbroke Island speaks is Jandai, and the Nunukul dialect of northern Stradbroke island was called Moondjan, the term for its distinctive word for "no". Bowern (2011) lists five

Durubalic languages Durubalic is a small family of extinct Australian Aboriginal languages of Queensland. Bowern (2011) lists five Durubalic languages: * Turrubal (Turubul) and Yagara (Jagara) * Jandai (Janday) *Nunukul (Nunungal, Moonjan) * Gowar (Guwar) Dixon ...

:Bowern, Claire. 2011.
How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?
, ''Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web'', December 23, 2011
corrected
February 6, 2012) * Jandai (Janday) * Turrubal (Turubul) and Yagara (Jagara) *

Nunukul The Nunukul, also spelt Noonuccal and known also as Moondjan are an Aboriginal Australian people, one of three Quandamooka peoples, who traditionally lived on Minjerribah, in Moreton Bay Area and in mainland Brisbane regions. Language The Nunu ...

(Nunungal, Moonjan) * Gowar (Guwar) Dixon (2002) considers all but Guwar to be different dialects of the Yagara language.

Vocabulary

Some words from the Jandai language include: * ''Maroomba bigi/maroomba biggee'': good day * ''Juwanbinl'': bird * ''Buneen'': echidna * ''Gagarr'': fish * ''Murri'': kangaroo * ''Dumbirrbi'': koala * ''Gabul'': snake * ''Bingil'': grass * ''Humpi'': home/camp * ''Djara'': land * ''Juhrram'': rain * ''Bigi'': sun * ''Dabbil'': water * ''Bargan'': boomerang * ''Goondool'': canoe * ''Jahlo'': fire * ''Marra'': hand * ''Jalwang'': knife * ''Tabbil'': water * ''Wanya'': where?

References

Durubalic languages Extinct languages of Queensland {{ia-lang-stub