Jandai is an
extinct Australian Aboriginal language
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
of the
Quandamooka people who live around the
Moreton Bay
Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...
region of
Queensland
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Other names and spellings are Coobenpil; Djandai; Djendewal; Dsandai; Goenpul; Janday; Jendairwal; Jundai; Koenpel; Noogoon; Tchandi.
Traditionally spoken by members of the
Goenpul people, it has close affinities with
Nunukul language (spoken by the
Nunukul people) and
Gowar language
Gowar is an extinct indigenous language of Australia. The language was spoken on Moreton Island off the coast of modern-day Brisbane.
Other spellings are ''Goowar, Gooar, Guar, Gowr-burra''; other names ''Ngugi (Mugee, Wogee, Gnoogee), Chunc ...
(spoken by the
Ngugi people).
Today now only few members still speak it.
Classification
The three tribes that comprise the Quandamooka people spoke dialects of a
Durubalic language.
The language that the Goenpul tribe of central and southern Stradbroke Island speaks is Jandai, and the Nunukul dialect of northern Stradbroke island was called Moondjan, the term for its distinctive word for "no".
Bowern (2011) lists five
Durubalic languages
Durubalic is a small family of extinct Australian Aboriginal languages of Queensland
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:
[Bowern, Claire. 2011.]
How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?
, ''Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web'', December 23, 2011
corrected
February 6, 2012)
* Jandai (Janday)
*
Turrubal (Turubul) and Yagara (Jagara)
*
Nunukul (Nunungal, Moonjan)
*
Gowar (Guwar)
Dixon (2002) considers all but Guwar to be different dialects of the
Yagara language.
Vocabulary
Some words from the Jandai language include:
* ''Maroomba bigi/maroomba biggee'': good day
* ''Juwanbinl'': bird
* ''Buneen'': echidna
* ''Gagarr'': fish
* ''Murri'': kangaroo
* ''Dumbirrbi'': koala
* ''Gabul'': snake
* ''Bingil'': grass
* ''Humpi'': home/camp
* ''Djara'': land
* ''Juhrram'': rain
* ''Bigi'': sun
* ''Dabbil'': water
* ''Bargan'': boomerang
* ''Goondool'': canoe
* ''Jahlo'': fire
* ''Marra'': hand
* ''Jalwang'': knife
* ''Tabbil'': water
* ''Wanya'': where?
References
Durubalic languages
Extinct languages of Queensland
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