N44: Mayali | AIATSIS Collection

AIATSIS code:

N44

AIATSIS reference name:

Mayali

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Name

Thesaurus heading language	Mayali language N44
Thesaurus heading people	Mayali people N44
ABN name	-
ABS name	Mayali
Horton name	Kundjey'mi (Mayali)
Ethnologue name	Gunwinggu (Mayali)
ISO 639-3 code	-
Tindale name	Rembarunga (Maiali)
Tindale (1974)	Rembarrnga, Rembaranga, Rembarnga, Rem-branga, 'Ranjbarngo, Rainbarngo, Reinbaranga, Rem-barrna, Maia:li (alternative name), Maieli, Majali, Maiali (collective name in Rembarunga area), Maielli.
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode	-
Other sources
Synonyms	Gunwinjgu, Mayali, Bininj Gun wok, Neinggu, Gunwinggu, Kundjeymi, Djeibmi, Gundjeibmi, Maia:li, Maiaili, Maiali, Maiawali, Maieli, Maielli, Mailly, Majali, Majeli, Majuli, Mayaalia, Mayuli, Miorli, Myali, Myall, Myallee, Myoli, Puruga, Rembarunga, Rembarrnga, Rembaranga, Rembarnga, Rem branga, Ranjbarngo, Rainbarngo, Reinbaranga, Rem barrna

Comment

Comments:

Mayali (N44) is a dialect of Bininj Gun-wok N186, but that the term Mayali is interpreted differently depending on the context; Evans describes Manyallaluk Mayali 'to illustrate more general properties of the Mayali used from Barunga to Pine Creek' (2003:20) and refers to Gun-djeihmi N71 and Gundedjnjenghmi N171 as 'Mayali dialects' (2003:14). In this database, the term Mayali is used to refer to one particular variety of Bininj Gun-wok N186.

References:

Evans, Nicholas. 2003. Bininj Gun-wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune: Pacific Linguistics 541. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.

Status:

Confirmed

Location

State / Territory:

Location information:

Barunga to Pine Creek, Manyallaluk Mayali in Jawoyn country (Evans 2003:20).

Maps:

Links

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Karriwokdi Kunwok! Let's speak Kunwok!

Bininj Kunwok Names for Plants and Animals

Programs

Activities:

Diwurrwurru-jaru Aboriginal Corporation made a few materials in 90's and also a few video materials in 2003.

People:

Judith Bishop, Sarah Cutfield, Ken Hale, Nick Evans, Lamont West

Indigenous organisations:

Diwurruwurru-jaru Katherine Regional Language Centre

Bininj Kunwok: kunwok dja mankarre kadberre - our language, our culture http://bininjkunwok.org.au

Bininj Kunwok Online https://bininj-kunwok.cdu.edu.au/

Bininj Kunwok Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bininjkunwok/

Speakers

Year	Source	Speaker numbers
1975	Oates	-
1984	Senate	-
1990	Schmidt	-
1996	Census	-
2001	Census	-
2004	NILS1	-
2005	Estimate	-
2006	Census	173
2011	Census	66
2014	NILS2
2016	Census	43
2018-2019	NILS3

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).

Documentation

Type	Documentation Status	Documentation Score
Word list	Large (more than 200 pages)	4
Text Collection		2 (mostly readers)
Grammar	Large grammar (more than 200 pages)	4
Audio-visual	More than 10	3

Manuscript note:

tape transcription/field note available

Grammar:

Evans, Nicholas. 2003. Bininj Gun-Wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune: Pacific Linguistics 541. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics

Dictionary:

Evans, Nicholas. 1991. Mayali Dictionary, ms.

Classification

Source	Family	Group	Sub-group	Name	Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)	Gunwingguan	Gunwinggic		Gunwinggu (Mayali)
Dixon (2002)		ARNHEM LAND GROUP	Gunwinjgu-Gunbarlang group	Gunwinjgu (or Mayali, or Bininj Gun-wok, or Neinggu)	Gunwinjgu (or Mayali, or Bininj Gun-wok, or Neinggu) Oates (1964), Evans (1991, forthcoming) further dialects include: Guninjku, Gundjeihmi, Kune, Gundedjnjenghmi
Wurm (1994)
Walsh (1981)
Oates (1975)	Gunwingguan	Gunwinjgic	Bininj	Maiali
Wurm (1972)
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)