Wulna language

Wulna
Beriguruk
Native toAustralia
RegionArnhem Land
EthnicityBeriguruk, Djerimanga
Extinctdate unknown, 1 speaker cited in 1981[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wux
Glottologwuln1239
AIATSIS[2]N29
ELPWulna

Wulna or Wuna is an extinct Indigenous language of Australia. It was a non-Pama-Nyungan language spoken in the Adelaide River region of the Northern Territory.[3] It is poorly attested and only tentatively classified as being related to Limilngan.[2]

It had one speaker left in 1981, Jack Wandi, who was recorded by Gavan Breen in 1980 - 1981.[1][3]

Resources

The State Library of New South Wales has an original copy of Vocabulary of the Woolner District Dialect, Adelaide River, Northern Territory by John W. O. Bennett (1869).

The book documents the vocabulary and pronunciation of Wulna in general, in addition to place names from the Adelaide River region of Northern Territory. The original copy has been annotated by Paul Foelsche, the first police inspector of Northern Territory,[4] who has added his own words to the vocabulary list, and his own corrections on pronunciation.

References

  1. ^ a b Wulna at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b N29 Wulna at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. ^ a b AIATSIS (26 July 2019). "N29: Wuna". AUSTLANG. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Vocabulary of the Woolner District Dialect, Adelaide River, Northern Territory' by John W. O. Bennett, annotated by Paul Foelsche | Indigenous Languages". indigenous.sl.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 12 September 2022.


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