Kune dialect

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Kune
Native to Australia
Region Northern Territory
Ethnicity Bininj
Native speakers
257 (2021 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 –
Glottolog gune1238
AIATSIS [2] N70  Kune

Kune is a dialect of Bininj Kunwok, an Australian Aboriginal language. [3] The Aboriginal people who speak Kune are the Bininj people, who live primarily in western Arnhem Land. Kune is spoken primarily in the south-east of the Bininj Kunwok speaking areas, particularly in the Cadell River district south of Maningrida. This includes outstations such as Korlobidahdah, Buluhkaduru and Bolkdjam. [3] Grammatically Kune is closely related to other varieties of Bininj Kunwok, however there are many differences in vocabulary. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "SBS Australian Census Explorer" . Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ↑ N70 Kune at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. 1 2 3 "Dialects". Bininj Kunwok: Kunwok dja mankarre kadberre—our language, our culture. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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