Bindal (Bendalgubba, Nyawaygi) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of North Queensland. 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.
Classification
Bowern suggests that it might have been a Maric language. Breen 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:
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