been a part of their lives for more than 10000 years ago. Mudbura people moved to the stations in order to work as domestic or station workers to receive in return scarce quantities of food and to avoid violent encounters with Europeans. The Stations, that were managed by Europeans, were not offering equal wages or satisfactory living conditions. In Newcastle Waters Station Mudbura was the major language spoken. Mudbura people created a type of shelter known as ‘nanji’ that was composed of ‘kurrunyu’ (bark) from ‘karnawuna’, lancewood (Acacia shirleyi). Nanji would have a short door opening and inside the height from the ground to the ceiling was enough for an adult to stand upright. Inside it offered enough space for up to 6 people and had ‘Liwiji’ (silky browntop grass) or ‘liyiji’ (desert red grass), handcrafted beds made by Mudbura people. Kriol was the language that resulted from a combination of Aboriginal languages and English that Aboriginal workers created in order to communicate with the Europeans in the 1900s. Kriol started spreading to Mudbura community through the years and has since remained as language in their community. Present Nowadays, most Mudbura people reside in Elliott, a small area that is located between Darwin and Alice Springs, or in Marlinja. According to the 2016 census, 339 people live in Elliott. The Mudbura language is currently at risk of obliteration as nowadays speakers of Mudbura communities either speak Aboriginal English or Kriol with the exception of a few elders that can still communicate it. Connection to similar dialects Prior to the appearance of Europeans, Mudbura speakers were able to speak multiple Aboriginal languages that neighbored their land. Such languages were Gurindji and Jingulu. Speakers of Eastern Mudbura dialect, that live near Elliott and Marlinja have always been in close proximity to speakers of Jingulu and as a result some features of both communities have assimilated into each other. Apart from that, a massive borrowing of words occurs between the two languages. Speakers of the Western Mudbura dialect have been close to the Gurindji community and are characterized with a few shared features, that are different to Eastern Mudbura. Pensalfini reported that: “The resulting mixing of Mudburra and Jingili people produced a cultural group who are referred to (by themselves in many cases, and by older Jingili) as ‘Kuwarrangu’, distinct from either Jingili or Mudburra”. Phonology The alphabet of Mudbura language is written