| Mayi-Kulan | |
| Also Known As: | Maykulan |
| States: | Australia |
| Region: | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity: | Maikulan, Maithakari, Maijabi |
| Extinct: | ? |
| Familycolor: | Australian |
| Fam1: | Pama–Nyungan |
| Fam2: | Mayabic |
| Dia1: | Mayi-Kulan |
| Dia2: | Mayi-Thakurti |
| Dia3: | Mayi-Yapi |
| Lc1: | xyk |
| Ld1: | Mayi-Kulan (Wunumara) |
| Lc2: | xyt |
| Ld2: | Mayi-Thakurti |
| Lc3: | xyj |
| Ld3: | Mayi-Yapi |
| Glotto: | mayk1239 |
| Glottorefname: | Maykulan |
| Aiatsis: | G25 |
| Aiatsisname: | Mayi-Kulan |
| Aiatsis2: | G16 |
| Aiatsisname2: | Mayi-Thakurti |
| Aiatsis3: | G20 |
| Aiatsisname3: | Mayi-Yapi |
| Elp2: | 6699 |
| Elpname2: | Mayi-Thakurti |
| Elp3: | 10763 |
| Elpname3: | Mayi-Yapi |
Mayi-Kulan is an extinct Mayi language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia.
Mayi-Kulan and its dialects may be dialects of Ngawun/Wunumara.
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Velar | Dental | Alveolo- palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
| Plosive | p | k | t̪ | t̠ʲ | t | ʈ | |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | n̪ | n̠ʲ | n | ɳ | |
| Rhotic | ɾ | ||||||
| Lateral | l̠ʲ | l | ɭ | ||||
| Approximant | w | j | ɻ | ||||
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i, iː | u, uː | |
| Open | a, aː | ||
Below is a basic vocabulary list from Blake (1981).[2]
| English | Mayi-Yabi | |
|---|---|---|
| man | pantyil | |
| woman | panya | |
| mother | yakura | |
| father | mutyu | |
| head | ngankul | |
| eye | mili | |
| nose | kunyin | |
| ear | pinar | |
| mouth | yatyin | |
| tongue | ngulan | |
| tooth | yatyayin | |
| hand | malaru | |
| breast | ṯampu | |
| stomach | ngapurra | |
| urine | kipara | |
| faeces | waṉṯu | |
| thigh | ṯarru | |
| foot | tyana | |
| bone | ṯimul | |
| blood | kapul | |
| dog | yampi | |
| snake | tyinyur | |
| kangaroo | matyumpa | |
| possum | kakuny | |
| fish | palpi | |
| spider | kupu | |
| mosquito | wungkuny | |
| emu | tyungkupari | |
| eaglehawk | kurriṯala | |
| crow | waya | |
| sun | maṉṯara | |
| moon | kukara | |
| star | tyinpi | |
| stone | mirnti | |
| water | kamu | |
| camp | makiya | |
| fire | yangu | |
| smoke | kumiri | |
| food | maṉṯa | |
| meat | kaṯi | |
| stand | ṯari | |
| sit | yini | |
| see | ṉama | |
| go | wapi | |
| get | mantyi | |
| hit | puntyi | |
| I | ngayu | |
| you | yuntu | |
| one | kuruny | |
| two | pulakara |