Marimanindji language

Marimanindji
Marramaninjsji
Native toAustralia
RegionNorthern Territory
EthnicityMaramanindji
Extinctby 2016
Western Daly
Language codes
ISO 639-3zmm
Glottologmari1417
AIATSISN16
ELPMarimanindji

Marimanindji (Marramanindjdji) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Daly River region in the Northern Territory. No fluent speakers remained by 2016. The name means 'what language?' and is derived from mara- 'language' and manandjil 'what'. The primary description of Marimanindji is a sketch grammar by Tryon (1974).