Marrithiyel language

Marrithiyel (Marithiel, also Maridhiel, Maridhiyel), also known as Berringen (Bringen, Brinken), is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Marrithiyal people.

Marrithiyel
Berringen
Native toAustralia
RegionDaly River
EthnicityMarrithiyal people, Marimanindji, Maridan, Mariamo, Maridjabin, Marijedi
Native speakers
15 (2016 census)
Western Daly
  • Marrithiyel
Dialects
  • Marri Ammu
  • Marritjevin
  • Marridan
  • Marramanindjdji
  • Marrithiyel
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
mfr – Marrithiyel
xru – Marriammu
zmj – Maridjabin
zmd – Maridan
zmm – Marimanindji
zmy – Mariyedi
Glottologmari1420
AIATSISN7
ELPMarrithiyel
 Marriammu
 Maridjabin
 Maridan
 Marimanindji
 Mariyedi

Dialects besides Marrithiyel proper are Nganygit, Marri Amu (Marriammu, Mare-Ammu), Maridjabin (Maredyerbin, Maretyabin, Maridyerbin, Maritjabin), Marridan (Meradan), Marramanindjdji (Marramaninydyi, Marimanindji), and Mariyedi.

The Marri Amu dialect is part of a language revival project to save critically endangered languages. As of 2020, Marri Amu is one of 20 languages prioritised as part of the Priority Languages Support Project, being undertaken by First Languages Australia and funded by the Department of Communications and the Arts. The project aims to "identify and document critically-endangered languages — those languages for which little or no documentation exists, where no recordings have previously been made, but where there are living speakers".

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