Marimanindji language
| Marimanindji | |
|---|---|
| Marramaninjsji | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Maramanindji |
| Extinct | by 2016[1] |
Western Daly
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zmm |
| Glottolog | mari1417 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N16 |
| ELP | Marimanindji |
Marimanindji (Marramanindjdji) is an extinct[3] Australian Aboriginal language of the Daly River region in the Northern Territory.[4][5] No fluent speakers remained by 2016.[1] The name means 'what language?' and is derived from mara- 'language' and manandjil 'what'.[2][6] The primary description of Marimanindji is a sketch grammar by Tryon (1974).[7]
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p | (t̪) | t | ʈ | tʲ | k |
| Nasal | m | n | ɳ | nʲ | ŋ | |
| Approximant | w | l | ɭ | j | ||
| Rhotic | r | ɻ |
References
- ^ a b "Preserving precious Indigenous languages". Pursuit. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- ^ a b N16 Marimanindji at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ "Glottolog 5.3 - Marimanindji". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ^ Tryon, D. T. (Ed ) (2015). CRCL (ed.). "The Daly River Languages: A Survey" (PDF). Papers in Australian Linguistics. 3. CRCL, Pacific Linguistics And/Or The Author(S): 3.5M, 21–49 pages. doi:10.15144/PL-A14.21.
- ^ Moseley, Christopher (2007). Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages (1 ed.). Abingdon: Routledge.
- ^ "The Daly Languages". dalylanguages.org. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- ^ a b Tryon, D. T. (1974). "Maramanandji". Daly family languages, Australia. Pacific linguistics. Series C. ;no. 32. Canberra: Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-85883-106-3.