Mayabic languages
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| Mayabic | |
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| Mayi | |
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Queensland |
| Linguistic classification: | Pama–Nyungan
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| Glottolog: | maya1279[1] |
Mayabic languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan)
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Mayabic, or Mayi, is a small family of extinct Australian Aboriginal languages of Queensland. They were once classified as Paman, but now as a separate branch of Pama–Nyungan.[2]
The languages are:
- Mayi-Kutuna, Mayi-Kulan (incl. Mayi-Thakurti, Mayi-Yapi), Ngawun (incl. Wunumara)
According to Dixon (2002), Wunumara may have been a dialect of Ngawun or of Mayi-Kulan, which may have been a single language.[3] Bowern (2011 [2012]), however, lists all six of the above as separate languages.
References
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- ↑ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
- ↑ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press.
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