Mayi-Kulan language

Mayi-Kulan is an extinct Mayi language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia.

Mayi-Kulan and its dialects may be dialects of Ngawun/Wunumara.

Phonology

Consonants

• Unlike most other Mayi languages, /l̠ʲ/ in Mayi-Thakurti, and Wunumara is phonemic.

Vowels

Vocabulary

Below is a basic vocabulary list from Blake (1981).

References