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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Minjungbal dialect canonical 2
Minjungbal language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Aboriginal language variety
dialect
associatedWith Tweed Heads Aboriginal community
Tweed River Aboriginal cultural heritage
closelyRelatedTo Tweed-Albert dialect of Bundjalung
other coastal Bundjalung dialects
country Australia
culturalSignificance expresses connection to Tweed River country
ethnicGroup Bundjalung people
Minjungbal people NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Minjungbal Bundjalung
Minyungbal (variant spelling)
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
partOf Bundjalung dialect continuum
linked to: Bundjalung language
region Tweed Heads region
northeastern New South Wales
spokenIn New South Wales
Tweed River area
status endangered
subdivisionOf Bundjalung language
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 script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bundjalung people hasDialect Minjungbal dialect
Bundjalung language hasDialect Minjungbal dialect
Yugambeh–Bundjalung languages hasPart Minjungbal language
linked to: Minjungbal dialect