Biri dialect
Extinct dialect of Biri
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Biri, also known as Biria, Birri Gubba, Birigaba, Perembba and other variants, is a dialect of the Australian Aboriginal language of the same name formerly spoken along the Bowen River in the state of Queensland, by the Birri Gubba people.[3]
Phonology
A basic phonetic sketch of Biri is given below. A full phonological analysis cannot be conducted due to the data.
Consonants
Vowels
Vowels are noted as /a, i, u/. Vowels are raised and fronted before palatals and backed before /w/.
Long /aː/ occurrs in only two words, being waːga 'work', an English loan, and gaːgini 'Reg Dodd', a personal name.[1]