Mayabic languages facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mayabic |
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| Mayi | |
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Queensland |
| Linguistic classification: | Pama–Nyungan
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 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.
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. Bowern (2011 [2012]), however, lists all six of the above as separate languages.
See also
In Spanish: Lenguas mayábicas para niños
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