Mayali dialect

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Mayali or Manyallaluk Mayali is a dialect of Bininj Kunwok, an Australian Aboriginal language.[3] The Aboriginal people who speak Mayali are the Bininj people, who live primarily in western Arnhem Land. Mayali is spoken primarily in south-west Arnhem Land, particularly around Pine Creek, Katherine and Manyallaluk.[3] Occasionally the term "Mayali" is used to refer to all Bininj Kunwok dialects collectively, however this is not generally accepted usage.[3][4] Speakers of the Kundjeyhmi dialect of Bininj Kunwok often regard Mayali as similar to, or even the same as, Kundjeyhmi.[3]

NativetoAustralia
EthnicityBininj
Native speakers
71 (2021 census)[1]
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Mayali
Manyallaluk Mayali
Native toAustralia
RegionNorthern Territory
EthnicityBininj
Native speakers
71 (2021 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolognaia1238
AIATSIS[2]N44 Mayali
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