Giimbiyu language
Extinct Aboriginal Australian language
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Giimbiyu is an extinct Aboriginal Australian language isolate once spoken by the Giimbiyu people of northern Australia.
| Giimbiyu | |
|---|---|
| Mangerr | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Extinct | 1980s–1990s[1] |
Arnhem Land?
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| Dialects |
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| Latin (Australian Aboriginal) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:zme – Mangerrurc – Urninganggerr – Erre |
| Glottolog | giim1238 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N220 |
| ELP | Urningangga |
Giimbiyu (purple), among other non-Pama-Nyungan languages (grey) | |
The name Giimbiyu is a Gaagudju word for 'of the stoney country'. It was introduced in Harvey (1992) as a cover term for the named dialects,[2]
- Mangerr (Mengerrdji)
- Urningangga (Wuningak)
- Erri (Arri)
In 1997 Nicholas Evans proposed an Arnhem Land family that includes the Giimbiyu languages. However, they are not included in Bowern (2011).[3]
Phonology
Consonants
- Coarticulation among consonants is also present.
- Among consonant-coarticulation, /ɣ/ when preceding sounds /l, ɾ/ may result in being heard as a voiceless palatal [ç].
Vowels
Vocabulary
Capell (1942) lists the following basic vocabulary items:[5]
gloss Mangeri Uningangk man wurilg wurig woman ŋeːn ŋeːn head wiliŋerm ulŋerb eye iːm iːm nose jingolm ingolb mouth jagir indjaːd tongue nindjadj indjaːd stomach abeɽweɽe abeɽwe bone ijerm mulgud blood maneŋulm waija kangaroo oidjbaɣar wurulamb opossum muŋaːd malijarŋ emu wiwijüw iwidjiw crow gagud gagud fly muɳimuɳi maŋanaŋaɳ sun muɣaːliŋ indjuwawi moon järagäl järagäl fire wiɽumgarm widjälim smoke wuŋɛŋg wuŋɛŋg water ogog ogog
