Darumbal language

Darumbal, also spelt Dharambal, is an Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland in Australia declared extinct. It was spoken in the Rockhampton area of Queensland, as well as on the Capricorn Coast, Southern Great Keppel Island and Yeppoon islands. Dialects were Guwinmal, Karunbara, Rakiwara, and Wapabura. It is classified with Bayali as a Kingkel language, but the two are not close, with a low 21% shared vocabulary. Indeed, Angela Terrill states that "there is no evidence on which to base a claim of a low-level genetic group including Dharumbal with any other language".

Darumbal
Guwinmal
RegionQueensland
EthnicityDarumbal, Koinjmal (Guwinmal), Woppaburra
Extinct(date missing)
Dialects
  • Kuinmabara (Guwinmal)
  • Karunbara
  • Rakiwara
  • Wapabara
Language codes
ISO 639-3xgm
Glottologdhar1248
AIATSISE46
ELPDharumbal
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