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The Bunuban languages (or Bunaban) are a small
family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia. The family consists of two languages, Bunuba and
Gooniyandi The Gooniyandi, also known as the Konejandi, are an indigenous Australian people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Language Gooniyandi with Bunuba is one of the two languages of the Bunuban language family. Country Gooniyandi trad ...
, which are related to each other to about the same degree that English is related to Dutch. Bunuba has about 100 speakers and Gooniyandi about 400. Both are
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Vocabulary

Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items:Capell, Arthur. 1940
The Classification of Languages in North and North-West Australia
''Oceania'' 10(3): 241-272, 404-433.
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References

* {{language families Non-Pama-Nyungan languages Language families Indigenous Australian languages in Western Australia