Giimbiyu language
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Giimbiyu is an extinct Aboriginal Australian language isolate once spoken by the Giimbiyu people of northern Australia.
The name Script error: No such module "Lang". is a Gaagudju word for 'of the stoney country'. It was introduced in Harvey (1992) as a cover term for the named dialects,[1]
- 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).[2]
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
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| High | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | |
| Mid | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | |
| Low | Template:IPAlink | ||
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- Coarticulation among a preceding Script error: No such module "IPA"., may result in the vowel sound becoming more central Template:IPAblink or as a diphthong Script error: No such module "IPA"..[3]
Vocabulary
Capell (1942) lists the following basic vocabulary items:[4]
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References
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- McConvell, Patrick and Nicholas Evans. (eds.) 1997. Archaeology and Linguistics: Global Perspectives on Ancient Australia. Melbourne: Oxford University Press
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedAIATSIS - ↑ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
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- ↑ Capell, Arthur. 1941-1942, 1942-1943. Languages of Arnhem Land, North Australia. Oceania 12: 364-392, 13: 24-51.