N7: Marrithiyel^ | AIATSIS Collection

AIATSIS code:

AIATSIS reference name:

Marrithiyel^

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Name

ABN name	-
ABS name	Marrithiyel
Horton name	Marrithiyel
Ethnologue name	Marithiel
ISO 639-3 code	mfr
Tindale name	Marithiel
Thesaurus heading language	Marrithiyel language N7
Thesaurus heading (old)	Marrithiyel language (N7) (NT SD52-07)
Tindale (1974)	Maridhiel
O'Grady et al (1966)	Marithiel, Marathiel, Berringin
Glottocode	mari1424
Other sources	/beringken/, commonly adapted into English as 'Brinkin' or 'Brinken' [Green 1989] Marithiel, Muritijel, Marithiel, Brinkin, Berinken [Top End Handbook] Berringin [Basedow 1907]
Synonyms	Marithiel, Brinken, Marri Ammu, Marridan, Marrisjefin, Matige, Berinken, Berinkin, Berringin, Brinkan, Magatige, Marathiel, Maridhiel, Maridiel, Maridiyal, Maridiyel, Marithid, Maritige, Muringa, Muringata, Muringe, Maridjiel, Maridhiyel, beringken, commonly adapted into English as Brinkin

Comment

Comments:

Green (1989) uses the name Marrithiyel as both a language name and a dialect name. Marrithiyel dialects are Marridan N9, Marri Ammu N162, Marrisjabin N161, and Marrithiyel N7. Further, according to Black and Walsh (1989) and Ford (2007 p.c.), Marri Yedi N164 is a dialect of Marrithiyel.

References:

Tryon, D. T. 1974. Daly Family languages, Australia: Pacific Linguistics C-32. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Green, Ian. 1989. Marrithiyel: a language of the Daly River region of Australia's Northern Territory, Australian National University: PhD.
Black, Paul, and Michael Walsh. 1989. Guide to the languages of the Aboriginal Australians, ms. (earlier version MS 1618 in the AIATSIS library).

Status:

Confirmed

Location

State / Territory:

Location information:

... somewhere between Hermit Hill and Port Keats (Capell 1963 as quoted in Tryon). Between Daly and Moyle Rivers, Knuckey's Lagoon, Bulkanj, Wudi Gapil Diyerr (Green 1989).

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Catalogue

Links

Programs

Activities:

People:

Ian Green, William Stanner

Indigenous organisations:

Speakers

Year	Source	Speaker numbers
1975	Oates	65
1984	Senate	-
1990	Schmidt	50-
1996	Census	-
2001	Census	-
2004	NILS	-
2005	Estimate	-
2006	Census	6
2011	Census	20
2016	Census	15

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	Less than 20 pages	1
Text Collection	Less than 20 pages	1
Grammar	Large grammar (more than 200 pages)	4
Audio-visual	1-10	2

Manuscript note:

tape transcription/field note available

Grammar:

Green, Ian. 1989. Marrithiyel: a language of the Daly River region of Australia's Northern Territory, Australian National University, PhD.

Dictionary:

Classification

Source	Family	Group	Sub-group	Name	Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)	Daly	Bringen-Wagaydy	Bringen	Marithiel	Marithiel [dialects: Marithiel, Nganygit, Mare-Ammu (Mari-Ammu)]
Dixon (2002)		DALY RIVER AREAL GROUP	Western Daly subgroup*	Marrithiyel	Marrithiyel I. Green (1989) further dialects: Marri Ammu, Marritjevin, Marridan, Marramanindjdji
Wurm (1994)	Daly	Bringen-Wagaydy		Maridhiyel
Walsh (1981)	Daly	Bringgen-Wagaydy	Bringen	Maridhiyel
Oates (1975)	Daly	Bringen-Wagadj	Bringen	Maridjiel
Wurm (1972)	Daly	Brinken-Wagaty	Brinken	Marithiel (Brinken)
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)	Brinken			Brinken