Gubbi Gubbi language
| Gabi | |
|---|---|
| Kabikabi | |
| Gubbi Gubbi | |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi), Butchulla (incl. Ngulungbara) |
Native speakers | 24 of the Batjala dialect (2016 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:gbw – Gabi-Gabixby – Batyala |
| Glottolog | kabi1260 |
| AIATSIS[2] | E29 Gubbi Gubbi, E30 Butchulla |
| ELP | Gubbi Gubbi |
Gabi-Gabi, or Gubbi-Gubbi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken on Fraser Island. For example, "Wunya ngulum" means "Welcome, everyone" in Gabi-Gabi.[3] The main dialect, Gabi-Gabi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of the Batjala dialect (also spelt Batyala, Badjala, and variants),[1] a language spoken by the Butchulla people.
References
- ^ a b "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+)". stat.data.abs.gov.au. ABS. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ E29 Gubbi Gubbi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ "Say G'day in an Indigenous Language" (PDF). slq.qld.gov.au/. State Library of Queensland. 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
External links
- Bibliography of Gabi Gabi people and language resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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