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Giimbiyu language

Giimbiyu is an extinct Aboriginal Australian language isolate once spoken by the Giimbiyu people of northern Australia.

Name
The name is a Gaagudju word for 'of the stoney country'. It was introduced in Harvey (1992) as a cover term for the named dialects, • Mangerr (Mengerrdji) • Urningangga (Wuningak) • Erri (Arri) == Classification ==
Classification
In 1997 Nicholas Evans proposed an Arnhem Land family that includes the Giimbiyu languages. However, they are not included in Bowern (2011). == Phonology ==
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 • may also be heard as . • Coarticulation among a preceding , may result in the vowel sound becoming more central or as a diphthong . ==Vocabulary==
Vocabulary
Capell (1942) lists the following basic vocabulary items: : ==References==
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