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Kunwinjku (also spelt Gunwingu, Gunwingku) is the variety of Bininj Gun-wok spoken in the largest population centre, Kunbarlanja (formerly Oenpelli) and therefore the most widespread. This dialect had a population of speakers around 700 as of 2003 according to Evans,^[1] almost all of whom speak Kunwinjku inspite of increasing exposure to English.

Note: As discussed above according to Evans 2003, Kunwinjku refers to a dialect of Bininj Gun-Wok (Bininj Gun-Wok being a term he introduced). However, some linguists such as Dixon (2002) uses this term as a language name, that is, an equivalent of Bininj Gun-wok.

Phonology

Kunwinjku
Kunwinjku
Gunwinygu
Native to	Australien
Region	Northern Territory
Native speakers	1410
Language family	Gunwinyguan Gunwinyguan proper Gunwinggic Kunwinjku; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gup
ELP	Bininj Gun-wok

Consonant inventory

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	Peripheral-Bilabial	Peripheral-Velar	Apico-Alveolar	Apico-retroflex	Lamino-palatal	Glottal
Short stop	p	k	t	ʈ	ƫ	ʔ
Long stop	pː	kː	tː	ʈː	ƫː
Nasal	m	ŋ	n	ɳ	ɲ
Lateral			l	ɭ
Rhotics			ɹ	r
Semi vowels	w				y

Notes on the consonant inventory
Evans (2003) uses the symbol "r" for the apico-alveolar rhotic and the symbol "ɹ" for the apico-retroflex rhotic. As this is potentially confusing, I have used the standard IPA symbols in the chart above according to the description of place and manner of articulation provided by Evans(2003).
Moreover, Evans (2003) uses exactly the same symbol for the apico-alveolar short stop and apico-alveolar retroflex stop. To avoid confusion I have used the standard IPA symbol "ʈ" for the apico-retroflex short stop.

Vowel inventory

	Front	Central	Zurück
Hoch	i		u
Mid	e		o
Niedrig		a

^ (2003). According to a census carried out in 2006(AUSTLANG there were 915 speakers of the language.Bininj Gun-wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune. (2 vols). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
^ (2003). Bininj Gun-wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune. (2 vols). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.

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[1] (2003). According to a census carried out in 2006(AUSTLANG there were 915 speakers of the language.Bininj Gun-wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune. (2 vols). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.

[2] (2003). Bininj Gun-wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune. (2 vols). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.

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-'''Kunwingku''' (also spelt Gunwingu, Gunwingku) is the variety of Bininj Gun-wok spoken in the largest population centre, Kunbarlanja (formerly Oenpelli) and therefore the most widespread. This dialect had a population of speakers around 700 as of 2003,<ref>(2003). Bininj Gun-wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune. (2 vols). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.</ref> almost all of whom speak Kunwinjku inspite of increasing exposure to English.
+'''Kunwinjku''' (also spelt Gunwingu, Gunwingku) is the variety of Bininj Gun-wok spoken in the largest population centre, Kunbarlanja (formerly Oenpelli) and therefore the most widespread. This dialect had a population of speakers around 700 as of 2003 according to Evans,<ref>(2003). According to a census carried out in 2006[http://austlang.aiatsis.gov.au/main.php (AUSTLANG] there were 915 speakers of the language.Bininj Gun-wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune. (2 vols). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.</ref> almost all of whom speak Kunwinjku inspite of increasing exposure to English.
+Note: As discussed above according to Evans 2003, Kunwinjku refers to a dialect of Bininj Gun-Wok (Bininj Gun-Wok being a term he introduced). However, some linguists such as Dixon (2002) uses this term as a language name, that is, an equivalent of Bininj Gun-wok.
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+<ref>(2003). Bininj Gun-wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune. (2 vols). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.</ref>
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+=Further reading=
+Evans, Nicholas. 2003. Bininj Gun-Wok: a pan-dialectal grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune: Pacific Linguistics 541, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
+Carroll, Peter. 1976. Kunwinjku: a language of Western Arnhem Land, Australian National University: MA.
+[http://ozbib.aiatsis.gov.au/ozbib_main.php Link to OZBIB library on this language].
 ==References==