Giimbiyu language
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 | (date unknown perhaps a couple speakers remaining in 1981)[1] |
Language isolate or Arnhem Land?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:zme – Mangerrurc – Urninganggerr – Erre |
| Glottolog | giim1238 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N220 |
 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) and 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]
Vocabulary
Capell (1942) lists the following basic vocabulary items:[4]
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
References
- Mangerr at Ethnologue (14th ed., 2000).
Urningangg at Ethnologue (14th ed., 2000).
Erre at Ethnologue (14th ed., 2000). - N220 Giimbiyu at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
- Capell, Arthur. 1941-1942, 1942-1943. Languages of Arnhem Land, North Australia. Oceania 12: 364-392, 13: 24-51.
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Wiktionary has a word list at Appendix:North Australian word lists |
- McConvell, Patrick and Nicholas Evans. (eds.) 1997. Archaeology and Linguistics: Global Perspectives on Ancient Australia. Melbourne: Oxford University Press
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