Damin
Damin (Demiin in the practical orthography of Lardil) was a ceremonial language register used by the advanced initiated men of the aboriginal Lardil (Leerdil in the practical orthography) and Yangkaal peoples of northern Australia. Both inhabit islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Lardil on Mornington Island, the largest island of the Wesley Group, and the Yangkaal on the Forsyth Islands. Their languages belong to the same family, the Tangkic languages. Lardil is the most divergent of the Tangkic languages, while the others are mutually comprehensible with Yangkaal.
| Damin | |
|---|---|
| Demiin | |
| Pronunciation | [t̺əmiːn] |
| Created by | the Lardil people |
| Setting and usage | Initiation language for men, used by the Lardil people of Mornington Island |
| Extinct | 1970s? |
| Purpose | Constructed language
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
| Linguasphere | 29-TAA-bb |
| IETF | art-x-damin |
The Lardil word Demiin can be translated as being silent.
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