Bindal language

Not to be confused with Nyawaygi language.
Bindal
Bendalgubba, Nyawaygi
Native toAustralia
RegionQueensland
EthnicityBindal people
Eraattested 1865
Pama–Nyungan
Language codes
ISO 639-3xbd
Glottologbind1237  see Lower Burdekin languages
AIATSIS[1]E61

Bindal (Bendalgubba, Nyawaygi) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of North Queensland.[1] The Bindal language region included the area from Cape Cleveland extending south towards Ayr and the mouth of the Burdekin River, encompassing the landscape within the boundaries of the Townsville City Council and Burdekin Shire Council.[2]

Classification

Bowern[3] suggests that it might have been a Maric language. Breen[1] presumes that one of two Lower Burdekin languages, which he concluded were not Maric, is Bindal.

Vocabulary

Some words from the Bindal language, as spelt and written by Bindal authors include:[2]

  • Adha: yes
  • Andha: saltwater
  • Bagaraga: star
  • Barri: stone
  • Bugan: grass
  • Gadhara: possum
  • Gamu: water
  • Gunbana: blood

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c E61 Bindal at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ a b This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Bindal published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence, accessed on 17 May 2022.
  3. ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)


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