Bunganditj (Boandik)

Bunganditj is located in the far south-east of the state of South Australia, and includes the towns of Mount Gambier and Millicent. It slightly crosses the border into Victoria.

Bungaditj lies south of the Bodaruwitj (or Bindjali) and Meintangk (or Moandik) languages.

AIATSIS id : S.13

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Variations

Bak-on-date, Bangandidj, Barconedeet, Boandik, Boan-diks, Booandik, Boranikngolo, Borandikngolo (misprint), Buandic, Buandig, Buandik, Buanditj, Bugandidj, Bundandidj, Bungandaetch, Bungandaetcha, Bungandaitj, Bungandidjk, Buandig (used by AIATSIS), Bungandidj, Bungandit, Bunganditjngolo, Bungandity, Burhwundeirtch, Buwandik, Drualat-ngolonung, Mount Gambier dialect, Nguro (of eastern tribes), Pundandik, Pungandaitj, Pungandik, Pungantitj, Smoky River tribe.

  • Mount Gambier language workshop

    A two day language workshop was held in Mount Gambier for those interested in exploring the possibilities of doing some future language activities in the local Bunganditj language. The linguists Prof.…

Dictionary Preparation

From around 2005 David Moon has been working on a Bunganditj (Boandik) dictionary, with help from Barry Blake

Language Contact

The contact person for the Boandik language is Emma Hay, Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation, Mount Gambier. Phone 08 8725 6200 email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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Dictionary Preparation

From around 2005 David Moon has been working on a Bunganditj (Boandik) dictionary, with help from Barry Blake

DISCLAIMER:

The locations of the languages of SA, as stated on the this website, are based on the 1994 AIATSIS published Horton map. They are not intended for Land Claim use, and are an approximate guide only. Individual language project locations are based on information from publicly available MILR (ILS) documents.