Literally “good mouth”.
- The now-extinct dialect of the Kurnai tribe of south-east Victoria, Australia.
- The now-extinct language encompassing the dialect of the Kurnai, as well as nearby dialects with which
Literally “good mouth”.
- The now-extinct dialect of the Kurnai tribe of south-east Victoria, Australia.
- The now-extinct language encompassing the dialect of the Kurnai, as well as nearby dialects with which it was mutually intelligible.
- 1907, R. H. Mathews, Language of the Birdhawal tribe, in Gippsland, Victoria
- The Birdhawal call their own dialect mŭk-dhang, but they distinguish the dialect of the Kurnai as gūnggala-dhang. The termination dhang in both instances means “mouth,” and is symbolical of speech. It may also be mentioned that the Kurnai call their own local dialect mŭk-dhang, and that of the Birdhawal kwai-dhang. Mŭk means good or great, and kwai signifies rough; I forget the meaning of gūnggala.
- 1998, Sue Butler, Lonely Planet 