Malak-Malak (also spelt Mullukmulluk, Malagmalag), also known as Ngolak-Wonga (Nguluwongga), is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Mulluk-Mulluk people.

[15] kubuk-karrarrswim-move.updat-tjedlook-standyuyu3SG.M.stand.PSTyanakonekacomeyida=ke3SG.M.go.PST=FOCkubuk-karrarr dat-tjed yuyu yanak ka yida=keswim-move.up look-stand 3SG.M.stand.PST one come 3SG.M.go.PST=FOC"he crossed the river and looked once, then he came here"MalakMalak employs all three "classic" types of spatial Frames of Reference: intrinsic, relative and absolute.

[16][17] The intrinsic Frame requires some kind of portioning of the ground object or landmark into named facets from which search domains can be projected.

tjungtreeangundu-nabehind-LOCmuyu3SG.N*.stand.PSTtjung angundu-na muyutree behind-LOC 3SG.N*.stand.PST"the tree was behind (the man)"The relative Frame of Reference involves mapping from the observer's own axes (front, back, left, right) onto the ground object.

In MalakMalak it would be (6) yerranowtjalmiyinyrightdekplacekantjukup/upwardspurrat-majump-CONTwuta3SG.N.go.PSTyerra tjalmiyiny dek kantjuk purrat-ma wutanow right place up/upwards jump-CONT 3SG.N.go.PST"now the ball was on the right, jumping up (lit.

jumping in an upward place on the right)"The absolute Frame of Reference requires xed bearings that are instantly available to all members of the community.

mirisuntjalk-mago.down-CONTyina,thisyinathismirisunpaiga-mago.up-CONTmiri tjalk-ma yina, yina miri paiga-masun go.down-CONT this this sun go.up-CONT"this one is west and this one is east"Waliwali-nenDaly.River-DIRpudangface.towardstjedalistand.PARTyuyu3SG.M.stand.PRSnul-yennorthwesterly-DIRpudangface.towardstjedalistand.partyuyu3SG.M.stand.PRSWaliwali-nen pudang tjedali yuyu nul-yen pudang tjedali yuyuDaly.River-DIR face.towards stand.PART 3SG.M.stand.PRS northwesterly-DIR face.towards stand.part 3SG.M.stand.PRS"one is facing the river and the other one is facing northwest" Unknown glossing abbreviation(s) (help);dukplacepuyundukunderneathkinangganorth.eastern.bank/this.sideyide3SG.M.go/be.PRSchair=wechair=FOCduk puyunduk kinangga yide chair=weplace underneath north.eastern.bank/this.side 3SG.M.go/be.PRS chair=FOC"it is underneath, on the northeastern bank's side, of the chair"The following basic vocabulary items of Northern Daly language varieties, including Malak-Malak (or Mullukmulluk), are from Tryon (1968).