Nunukul language

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Nunukul
Mundjan
Native to Australia
Region Queensland
Ethnicity Nunukul
Extinct (date missing)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 xnu
Glottolog None
AIATSIS [1] E21

Nunukul (Nununkul, Nunugal), or Munjan (Moonjan)(Meanjin), is an extinct language of Queensland in Australia.

Vocabulary

Some words from the Nunukul / Munjan language, as spelt and written by Nunukul / Munjan authors include:

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References

  1. E21 Nunukul at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies