| Mayabic | |
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| Mayi | |
| Geographic distribution | Queensland |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | maya1279 |
Mayabic languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan) | |
Mayabic, or Mayi, is a small family of extinct Australian Aboriginal languages of Queensland. They were once classified as Paman, but now as a separate branch of Pama–Nyungan.
The languages are:
According to Dixon (2002), Wunumara may have been a dialect of Ngawun or of Mayi-Kulan, which may have been a single language. Bowern (2011 [2012]), however, lists all six of the above as separate languages.
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| Authority control databases: National |
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