Gunaikurnai language

Gunaikurnai
Gunaikurnai
Gaanay
Kannai
Region	Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Ethnicity	Gunaikurnai (Brabiralung, Braiakaulung, Bratauolung, Krauatungalung, Tatungalung), Bidawal
Native speakers	4 (2016 census)
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Gippsland Gunaikurnai; ;
Dialects	Muk-thang; Nulit; Thangquai; Bidawal;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; unn – Kurnai; ihw – Bidawal
Glottolog	gana1279
AIATSIS	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.

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