Kune dialect

Kune
Native toAustralia
RegionNorthern Territory
EthnicityBininj
Native speakers
257 (2021 census)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologgune1238
AIATSISN70 Kune

Kune is a dialect of Bininj Kunwok, an Australian Aboriginal language. The Aboriginal people who speak Kune are the Bininj people, who live primarily in western Arnhem Land. Kune is spoken primarily in the south-east of the Bininj Kunwok speaking areas, particularly in the Cadell River district south of Maningrida. This includes outstations such as Korlobidahdah, Buluhkaduru and Bolkdjam. Grammatically Kune is closely related to other varieties of Bininj Kunwok, however there are many differences in vocabulary.