Mayi-Kulan is an
extinct
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Mayi language formerly spoken on the
Cape York Peninsula
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of
Queensland
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,
Australia
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.
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
Blake or Blake's may refer to:
People
* Blake (given name), a given name of English origin (includes a list of people with the name)
* Blake (surname), a surname of English origin (includes a list of people with the name)
** William Blake (1757 ...
(1981).
:
References
Mayabic languages
Extinct languages of Queensland
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