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Mayabic, or Mayi, is a small family of extinct Australian Aboriginal languagesofQueensland. They were once classified as Paman, but now as a separate branch of Pama–Nyungan.[1]

Mayabic
Mayi
Geographic
distribution
Queensland
Linguistic classificationPama–Nyungan
  • Mayabic
Glottologmaya1279

Mayabic languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan)

The languages are:

According to Dixon (2002), Wunumara may have been a dialect of Ngawun or of Mayi-Kulan, which may have been a single language.[2] Bowern (2011 [2012]), however, lists all six of the above as separate languages.

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References

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  1. ^ 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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    Last edited on 24 December 2021, at 07:09  





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