Limilngan language

Limilngan, also known as Limil and Manidja, is an extinct Aboriginal Australian language of the Top End of Australia.

Names and ownership

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.

Traditional lands

Limilngan was spoken in the Darwin hinterland, in the Mary River (Northern Territory) area of Kakadu.

Phonology

The Limilngan language uses the three vowel system; /a/, /i/, /u/. The three sounds can result in allophones as,, and .

Vocabulary

Limilngan plant and animal names: