[10] Another marked difference included the pronunciation of polysyllabic words such as yakan (spouse) and pukurra (devil).
Furthermore, words that originally contained consonant clusters underwent lenition and were pronounced with softer sounds.
For example, mb was pronounced as p, nd as t, and ngg as k.[10] In addition, where other languages have a dh or a j in the middle of words, Burduna evolved to contain a y.
The Burduna people were located around the Nyang and Maroonah regions between the Ashburton and Gascyone rivers in north-western Australia.
[4][6] The Kanyara people traditionally spoke three different languages - Purduna or Burduna, Thalanyji, and Bayungu or Payungu.
[11] As a result of white settlement along the Ashburton and Gascyone river regions, the language ceased to be used, and is believed to have died out sometime during the first half of the twentieth century.
There are a few people living in Onslow and Carnarvon who can still speak and recognize a few words and phrases, but the majority of Burduna descendants have intermarried with other language groups.