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Nunukul language

Not to be confused with Ngunawal language.

Nunukul
Nunagal
Mundjan
Native toAustralia
RegionQueensland
EthnicityNunukul
Extinct(date missing)
Dialects
  • jagarabal/jagarabul
  • Nunagal
Language codes
ISO 639-3xnu
GlottologNone
AIATSIS[1]E21

Nunukul (Nununkul, Nunugal, Nunagal), or Munjan (Moonjan, Meanjin), is an extinct language of Queensland in Australia.

Dialects

According to Nils Holmer, there are two dialects of Nunagal, being Yagarabul (referred to him by the names jagarabal or jagarabul) and Nunagal.[2]

Vocabulary

Some words from the Nunukul/Munjan language, as spelt and written by Nunukul/Munjan authors include:

  • Gooboora: the Silent Pool
  • Oodgeroo: paperbark tree
  • Woor: devil / evil being

References

  1. ^ E21 Nunukul at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1983). Linguistic Survey of South-Eastern Queensland (PDF). Pacific Linguistics D-54. Department of Linguistics Research, School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-D54.cover.


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