Kundedjnjenghmi | |
States: | Australia |
Region: | Northern Territory |
Ethnicity: | Bininj |
Familycolor: | Australian |
Fam1: | Arnhem |
Fam2: | Gunwinyguan |
Fam3: | Gunwinggic |
Fam4: | Bininj Kunwok |
Isoexception: | dialect |
Aiatsis: | n171 |
Aiatsisname: | Kundedjnjenghmi |
Glotto: | kund1258 |
Glottorefname: | Kundedjnjenghmi |
Kundedjnjenghmi is a dialect of Bininj Kunwok, an Australian Aboriginal language.[1] The Kundedjnjenghmi dialect is native to the high 'stone country' of the Arnhem Plateau, including the communities of Kabulwarnamyo and Kamarrkawarn.[2] Younger speakers in this area have largely switched to other varieties of Bininj Kunwok, although they retain a passive knowledge of Kundedjnjenghmi. A number of songs by the Nabarlek band use the Kundedjnjenghmi dialect, as do traditional 'Kunborrk' songs.