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Limilngan language
Extinct Aboriginal Australian language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Limilngan, also known as Limil and Manidja (also spelt Manitja), is an extinct Aboriginal Australian language of the Top End of Australia.
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Names and ownership
The language as well as its speakers are known by three names: Limilngan, Limil and Manidja / Manitja, the latter being an exonym.[1]
Buneidja is regarded as the same language, and the people are sometimes referred to by this name.[1]
Traditional lands
Limilngan was spoken in the Darwin hinterland, in the Mary River (Northern Territory) area of Kakadu.[1]
Phonology
The Limilngan language uses the three vowel system; /a/, /i/, /u/. The three sounds can result in allophones as [ɑ, æ], [ɪ], and [ʊ].[2]
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Limilngan plant and animal names:[2]
Animals
Plants
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Footnotes
- There are several plants called tea tree, and it is unclear which this one was.
References
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