Minjungbal dialect
E942597
The Minjungbal dialect is a variety of the Bundjalung language traditionally spoken by Aboriginal communities in the Tweed Heads region of northeastern New South Wales, Australia.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language variety
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tweed Heads Aboriginal community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tweed River Aboriginal cultural heritage ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Tweed-Albert dialect of Bundjalung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other coastal Bundjalung dialects ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | expresses connection to Tweed River country ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bundjalung people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minjungbal people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Minjungbal Bundjalung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minyungbal (variant spelling) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Proto-Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between lamino-dental and apico-alveolar consonants
ⓘ
three-vowel system /i a u/ (as in Bundjalung) ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | bdy (as part of Bundjalung) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bundjalung dialect continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Tweed Heads region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern New South Wales ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tweed River area ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Bundjalung language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
language revitalisation efforts in the Tweed region
ⓘ
linguistic documentation projects on Bundjalung dialects ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers | Aboriginal communities of the Tweed Heads region ⓘ |
| usedBy | local Aboriginal communities for cultural practices ⓘ |
| usedFor | traditional stories and songs of Minjungbal people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.