Gabi-Gabi language
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| Gabi | |
|---|---|
| Kabikabi | |
| Gubbi Gubbi | |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi), Butchulla (incl. Ngulungbara) |
Native speakers | 24 of the Batyala 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[2] |
| AIATSIS[3] | E29 Gubbi Gubbi, E30 Butchulla |
Gabi-Gabi (Gubbi-Gubbi) is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken on Fraser Island. For example, "Wunya ngulum" means "Welcome, everyone" in the Gabi-Gabi.[4] The main dialect, Gabi-Gabi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of the Batyala dialect.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+)". stat.data.abs.gov.au. ABS. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kabikabi". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ 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". slq.qld.gov.au/. State Library of Queensland. 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
External links[edit]
- Bibliography of Gabi Gabi people and language resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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