| Gunaikurnai | |
|---|---|
| Gaanay | |
| Kannai, muk-thang | |
| Region | Gippsland, Victoria, Australia |
| Ethnicity | Gunaikurnai (Brabiralung, Braiakaulung, Bratauolung, Krauatungalung, Tatungalung), Bidawal |
Native speakers | 4 (2016 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:unn – Kurnaiihw – Bidawal |
| Glottolog | gana1279 |
| AIATSIS[3] | S68 Gunnai (cover term), S49 Bidawal |
| ELP | Kurnai |
 Sketch map of Gippsland - showing approximately the positions of the clans of the Kurnai tribe. | |
The Gunaikurnai or Gunai/Kurnai (/ˈɡʌnaɪkɜːrnaɪ/ GUN-eye-kur-nye) language, also spelt Gunnai, Kurnai, Ganai, Gaanay, or Kurnay /ˈkɜːrnaɪ/ KUR-nye) is an Australian Aboriginal dialect cluster of the Gunaikurnai people in Gippsland in south-east Victoria. Bidawal was either a divergent dialect or a closely related language.[3]
- ^ "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+)". stat.data.abs.gov.au. ABS. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxv.
- ^ a b S68 Gunnai (cover term) at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)