Kune is a dialect of Bininj Kunwok, an Australian Aboriginal language.[3] The Aboriginal people who speak Kune are the Bininj people, who live primarily in western Arnhem Land. Kune is spoken primarily in the south-east of the Bininj Kunwok speaking areas, particularly in the Cadell River district south of Maningrida. This includes outstations such as Korlobidahdah, Buluhkaduru and Bolkdjam.[3] Grammatically Kune is closely related to other varieties of Bininj Kunwok, however there are many differences in vocabulary.[3]
| Kune | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Bininj |
Native speakers | 257 (2021 census)[1] |
Arnhem
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | gune1238 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N70 Kune |
References
edit- ^ "SBS Australian Census Explorer". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ N70 Kune at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ a b c "Dialects". Bininj Kunwok: Kunwok dja mankarre kadberre—our language, our culture. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
Further reading
edit- Evans, Nicholas (2003). Bininj Gun-wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune. Pacific Linguistics 541. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. hdl:1885/53188., 2 volumes
External links
edit- Bininj Kunwok online dictionary
- "Kured [home page]". Bininj Kunwok. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre.
- Kunwok