N221: Muralidban

AIATSIS code: 
N221
AIATSIS reference name: 
Muralidban

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Thesaurus heading people
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
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Ethnologue name
Gunwinggu [Muralidban]
ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
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Tindale (1974)
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode
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Other sources
Synonyms
Gunwinggu
Comment
Comments: 
Wurm (1971:755) lists Muralidban in a dialectal relationship with Gunbalang N69. Coleman (1982), who presents a study on Gunbalang, does not mention Muralidban.
References: 
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Status: 
Potential no data
Location
State / Territory: 
QLD
Location information: 
West side of Liverpool River, from mouth to junction with the Mann River (Oates 1975:12).
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Links
Programs
Activities: 
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People: 
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Indigenous organisations: 
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Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
1996Census-
2001Census-
2004NILS1-
2005Estimate-
2006Census-
2011Census-
2014NILS2
2016Census-
2018-2019NILS3

Speaker numbers were measured differently across the censuses and various other sources listed in AUSTLANG. You are encouraged to refer to the sources.

Speaker numbers for ‘NILS 2004’ and ‘2005 estimate’ come from 'Table F.3: Numbers of speakers of Australian Indigenous languages (various surveys)' in 'Appendix F NILS endangerment and absolute number results' in McConvell, Marmion and McNicol 2005, pages 198-230 (PDF, 2.5MB).

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Manuscript note: 
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Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 
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Classification
SourceFamilyGroupSub-groupNameRelationship
Ethnologue (2005)GunwingguanGunwinggicGunwinggu [Muralidban]Gunwinggu [dialects: Gumadir, Muralidban, Gunei, Gundjeipme, Naiali]
Dixon (2002)
Wurm (1994)
Walsh (1981)
Oates (1975)Muralidban
Wurm (1972)GunwingguanGunwinggicMuralidban
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)GunwingguanGunwinggicBininMuralidban