Giimbiyu languages
| Giimbiyu | |
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| Mangerr | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Extinct | (perhaps a couple remaining in 1981) |
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Arnhem Land?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: zme – Mangerr urc – Urningangg err – Erre |
| Glottolog | giim1238 |
| AIATSIS | N220* |
Giimbiyu (purple), among other non-Pama-Nyungan languages (grey)
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Giimbiyu is an extinct Aboriginal Australian language isolate once spoke by the Giimbiyu people of northern Australia.
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,
In 1997 Nicholas Evans proposed an Arnhem Land family that includes the Giimbiyu languages. However, they are not included in Bowern (2011).
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