Giimbiyu language

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

Giimbiyu
Mangerr
Native toAustralia
RegionNorthern Territory
Extinct1980s–1990s
Language isolate or Arnhem Land?
  • Giimbiyu
Dialects
  • Mangerr
  • Erri
  • Urningangga
Latin (Australian Aboriginal)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
zme – Mangerr
urc – Urningangg
err – Erre
Glottologgiim1238
AIATSISN220
ELP
Giimbiyu (purple), among other non-Pama-Nyungan languages (grey)

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,

  • Mangerr (Mengerrdji)
  • Urningangga (Wuningak) and Erri (Arri)

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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