Mayi-Kulan is an extinct Mayi language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia.
Mayi-Kulan and its dialects may be dialects of Ngawun/Wunumara.
Phonology
Consonants PeripheralLaminalApicalLabialVelarDentalAlveolo-palatalAlveolarRetroflexPlosivepkt̪t̠ʲtʈNasalmŋn̪n̠ʲnɳRhoticɾLaterall̠ʲlɭApproximantwjɻ
Unlike most other Mayi languages, /l̠ʲ/ in Mayi-Thakurti, and Wunumara is phonemic.
Vowels FrontBackClosei, iːu, uːOpena, aː
Vocabulary Below is a basic vocabulary list from Blake (1981).
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! English !! Mayi-Yabi |- | man || |- | woman || panya |- | mother || yakura |- | father || mutyu |- | head || ngankul |- | eye || mili |- | nose || kunyin |- | ear || pinar |- | mouth || yatyin |- | tongue || ngulan |- | tooth || yatyayin |- | hand || malaru |- | breast || ṯampu |- | stomach || ngapurra |- | urine || kipara |- | faeces || waṉṯu |- | thigh || ṯarru |- | foot || tyana |- | bone || ṯimul |- | blood || kapul |- | dog || yampi |- | snake || tyinyur |- | kangaroo || matyumpa |- | possum || kakuny |- | fish || palpi |- | spider || kupu |- | mosquito || wungkuny |- | emu || tyungkupari |- | eaglehawk || kurriṯala |- | crow || waya |- | sun || maṉṯara |- | moon || kukara |- | star || tyinpi |- | stone || mirnti |- | water || kamu |- | camp || makiya |- | fire || yangu |- | smoke || kumiri |- | food || maṉṯa |- | meat || kaṯi |- | stand || ṯari |- | sit || yini |- | see || ṉama |- | go || wapi |- | get || mantyi |- | hit || puntyi |- | I || ngayu |- | you || yuntu |- | one || kuruny |- | two || pulakara
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