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| Maung | |
|---|---|
| Gun-Marung | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Goulburn Island, Arnhem Land |
| Ethnicity | Maung people |
Native speakers | 360 (2021 census)[1] |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mph |
| Glottolog | maun1240 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N64 |
| ELP | Mawng |
Maung (Mawung, Mawng, Gun-marung) is an Australian aboriginal language spoken by the Maung people on the Goulburn Islands, off the north coast of Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Maung is closely related to Iwaidja language which occupies the northwestern corner of the opposite mainland. This is a language that belongs to the Iwaidjan language family of Non-Pama–Nyungan languages.[3] As of 2021, there were around 360 speakers of the language.[4]
Study of Maung has developed to the point where a dictionary, grammar and portions of the Bible are available.[5] Maung is taught in local schools alongside English and other languages such as Iwaidja or Kunwinjku. Children are still acquiring it as a first language,[5] making it somewhat healthier than most other aboriginal languages.
- ^ "SBS Australian Census Explorer". Retrieved 9 Jan 2023.
- ^ N64 Maung at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Capell, A. & Hinch, H. E. 1970 Maung grammar; texts and vocabulary / A. Capell and H.E. Hinch Mouton, The Hague :
- ^ "SBS Australian Census Explorer". Retrieved 9 Jan 2023.
- ^ a b "Maung". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019.