Bindal (Bendalgubba, Nyawaygi) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of North Queensland.[1] The Bindal language region included the area from Cape Cleveland extending south towards Ayr and the mouth of the Burdekin River, encompassing the landscape within the boundaries of the Townsville City Council and Burdekin Shire Council.[2]

Classification

Bowern[3] suggests that it might have been a Maric language. Breen[1] presumes that one of two Lower Burdekin languages, which he concluded were not Maric, is Bindal.

Vocabulary

Some words from the Bindal language, as spelt and written by Bindal authors include:[2]

• Adha: yes
• Andha: saltwater
• Bagaraga: star
• Barri: stone
• Bugan: grass
• Gadhara: possum
• Gamu: water
• Gunbana: blood

See also

• Bindal people

References

External links

• Bibliography of Bindal people and language resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

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