| Limilngan | |
| Also Known As: | Limil |
| Nativename: | Manadja, Minitji |
| Ethnicity: | Limilngan (aka Buneidja) |
| States: | Australia |
| Region: | Arnhem Land, Northern Territory |
| Extinct: | 2009 |
| Familycolor: | Australian |
| Fam1: | Darwin Region |
| Fam2: | Limilngan languages |
| Iso3: | lmc |
| Glotto: | nucl1327 |
| Glottorefname: | Limilngan |
| Aiatsis: | N42 |
Limilngan, also known as Limil and Manidja (also spelt Manitja), is an extinct Aboriginal Australian language of the Top End of Australia.
The language as well as its speakers are known by three names: Limilngan, Limil and Manidja / Manitja, the latter being an exonym.
Buneidja is regarded as the same language, and the people are sometimes referred to by this name.
Limilngan was spoken in the Darwin hinterland, in the Mary River (Northern Territory) area of Kakadu.
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
| Stop | b/p | ɡ/k | ɟ/c | d/t | ɖ/ʈ | |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n | ɳ | |
| Lateral | ʎ | l | ɭ | |||
| Rhotic | ɾ | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ɻ | |||
Limilngan plant and animal names:[1]
| English gloss | Limilngan | |
|---|---|---|
| lulayi | ||
| urugalitjbagi | ||
| bulikgi | ||
| dimarrkginyan | ||
| ngiliyi | ||
| anmat dumuligan | ||
| mumuligan mamban | ||
| flying fox (black) | mumalingan | |
| flying fox (red) | lumarninyan damban | |
| nandu | ||
| anmat dumuligan | ||
| liyil | ||
| dirdatj | ||
| gitjbi damban | ||
| old man kangaroo | madlingi minyayan | |
| lulikbi dinyayan | ||
| marnijurrkgurrk | ||
| luwarli | ||
| wallaby (agile) | bungal minyayan | |
| wallaby (short-eared rock) | itbilinyngan | |
| wallaroo (black) | lunybim | |
| iwirli | ||
| lamurr | ||
| mimiluk minyayan | ||
| laminy dagiyan | ||
| irrun damban | ||
| latdinyayan | ||
| iyatdururr | ||
| bitjjurnurnu | ||
| linan dirrinyan | ||
| lam | ||
| goanna sp. | mirtbinalk mamban | |
| goanna sp. | birnirriny | |
| limiji damban | ||
| lagun | ||
| limin biyal | ||
| alinyman dinyayan | ||
| lizard sp. | badambip | |
| lizard sp. | lanay | |
| lizard sp. | liminalk | |
| lizard sp. | minyim binyayan | |
| lulayk | ||
| MacLeay's water snake (Pseudoferania polylepis) | layi | |
| lumuwat dumuligan | ||
| lamuk dikbugan | ||
| imin mirlarli | ||
| slaty-grey snake (Stegonotus cucullatus) | lambirli | |
| turtle leg | milingbi | |
| ngugun dagiyan | ||
| lambugay | ||
| iyaturu | ||
| bird sp. | jitbulkbulk | |
| bird sp. | luwutjgi | |
| nawarral | ||
| lurrilmal | ||
| limin binal | ||
| lurrilyarr | ||
| dumugarnyi | ||
| minbulungbulung | ||
| liyiny | ||
| cormorant (large species) | lumuwulkbarl | |
| lagurr | ||
| girriluk ~ limiluk | ||
| iminy | ||
| guluduk | ||
| eagle (white-bellied sea) | imbinyman | |
| eagle (wedge-tailed) | malungan | |
| egg | umunngayan | |
| lurliny | ||
| langitj | ||
| lumulkban | ||
| wijit | ||
| bilarrkbilarrk | ||
| lamay | ||
| larryal | ||
| larnmingi dinyayan | ||
| lirrgi | ||
| mawitjbitj | ||
| jilalarr | ||
| liwitjbut | ||
| barrapbarrap | ||
| gumitgumitgan | ||
| bibarrk | ||
| mukmuk ilamirl | ||
| parrot (red-winged) | miyilarrk | |
| marninyi mambirri | ||
| mambarr birrinyan | ||
| pigeon (Torresian imperial) | lalkgi | |
| gurlawirtwirt | ||
| laliny | ||
| ligi | ||
| malarr | ||
| larnung dirrinyngan ~ liwirarr dinyayan | ||
| whistling duck (plumed) | laminyanbarr | |
| whistling duck (wandering) | danyarnngi | |
| limarrambi | ||
| ditjgan | ||
| lamugarn | ||
| jigirritj-jigirritj | ||
| wing | larnung | |
| diyan diminyan | ||
| luwitjbarl | ||
| gurdumardi | ||
| makbangi dinyayan | ||
| makbangi majan | ||
| imilung dajan | ||
| iwan | ||
| frog sp. | bagartbagart | |
| jukjuk ilamirl | ||
| wugul-wugul | ||
| ulikbily | ||
| langinyngan | ||
| marung | ||
| ilyiwin muluman | ||
| liyinmungi | ||
| lumbangmam | ||
| lilkgany | ||
| umalikgan | ||
| arli | ||
| shellfish sp. | galpbangarruk | |
| mumburarr | ||
| ant sp. | darnman | |
| ayirri | ||
| luwunbun | ||
| luralkgalk | ||
| mambirri | ||
| lurluk | ||
| liwijul | ||
| manum birrinyan | ||
| lalykgi | ||
| girralpbung | ||
| grub | limiyuk | |
| uwurnitj | ||
| lugi | ||
| little fly | luwutjgi | |
| limbi | ||
| louse egg | miyimbi | |
| dirrinyngangan | ||
| lalk | ||
| lanbayk | ||
| mimilanitj | ||
| lurngun | ||
| lirrul | ||
| mirtbinalk | ||
| malinyngan |
| English gloss | Limilngan | |
|---|---|---|
| mirnalitj | ||
| Banksia dentata | mambirram | |
| minukban | ||
| layi | ||
| black currant tree | manguk | |
| miminikgitj | ||
| iwirli | ||
| lagurr | ||
| bawitj | ||
| bakgarl | ||
| uwarrkbi | ||
| flower | mimilngan | |
| grass | marniyi | |
| barram | ||
| ilidamban | ||
| Grewia retusifolia | magangurl | |
| Haemodorum coccineum | wilwil ilam | |
| marral | ||
| ironwood wax | nguwuk | |
| leaf | luwutjgi | |
| lily (grass) | minumbirr | |
| lily (red) | uwukgi damban | |
| lily bulb (white) | minayuk | |
| lily flower (white) | manyal | |
| lily stem (white) | ulikbily | |
| lily tuber (white) | mingililuk | |
| dense tree cover | miyimil | |
| mimilugutj | ||
| palm species | dilimin langan | |
| palm species | mulpbay | |
| pandanus nut | langitj | |
| Pandanus spiralis | liyarr | |
| agal | ||
| Persoonia falcata | latjji | |
| Phragmites | lamitj | |
| laliny | ||
| red apple | mamun birritj ~ mamun burrnginy | |
| root | madlingi | |
| scrub | lalagan | |
| malngi | ||
| linngulitj | ||
| tea tree | agi-agi | |
| tree | bangi | |
| unidentified plant species | miyingal | |
| lalykgi damban | ||
| liwirnal | ||
| limin balyi | ||
| wild banana | langinyngan | |
| wild peanut tree | imiligarnmi | |
| muwurn ditjgan | ||
| yam (long) | limbi | |
| yam (round) | mirnngayal | |
| yam (water) | darndamban |