Biri language
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| Biri | |
|---|---|
| Eastern Maric | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Queensland |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
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Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
Biri
Gangulu
Wirri (Widi, Yuwibara)
Yilba
Baradha
Yambina
Yetimarala
Garanjbal
Yangga[1]
Mandalgu
Giya (Bumbarra)?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: bzr – Biri gnl – Gangulu xgi – Garingbal |
| Glottolog | east2716[2] |
| AIATSIS[3] | E56 Biri, E58 Giya, E65* Mandalgu |
Biri (Biria, Birigaba) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland. A grammar of Biri proper was written before the language became extinct.
Giya may have been a dialect.[3] Barna, spoken by the Aminungo in the midst of identified Biri dialects, may have been as well.
References
- ↑ RMW Dixon (2002), Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development, p xxxiii
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Biri at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
External links
- Bibliography of Barada language and people resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Bibliography of Biri people and language resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Bibliography of Gangulu people and language resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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