Gunaikurnai | |
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Gaanay | |
Kannai | |
Region | Gippsland, Victoria, Australia |
Ethnicity | Gunaikurnai (Brabiralung, Braiakaulung, Bratauolung, Krauatungalung, Tatungalung), Bidawal |
Native speakers | 4 (2016 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:unn – Kurnaiihw – Bidawal |
Glottolog | gana1279 |
AIATSIS[3] | S68 Gunnai (cover term), S49 Bidawal |
ELP | Kurnai |
Sketch map of Gippsland - showing approximately the positions of the clans of the Kurnai tribe. |
The Gunaikurnai or Gunai/Kurnai (/ˈɡʌnaɪkɜːrnaɪ/ GUN-eye-kur-nye) language, also spelt Gunnai, Kurnai, Ganai, Gaanay, or Kurnay /ˈkɜːrnaɪ/ KUR-nye) is an Australian Aboriginal dialect cluster of the Gunaikurnai people in Gippsland in south-east Victoria. Bidawal was either a divergent dialect or a closely related language.[3]