| Gubbi Gubbi | |
|---|---|
| Kabi Kabi, Kabi | |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Kabi Kabi (Kabi),Butchulla (incl.Ngulungbara) |
Native speakers | 24 (2016 census, Batjala dialect)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:gbw – Kabi-Kabixby – Batyala |
| Glottolog | kabi1260 |
| AIATSIS[2] | E29 Gubbi Gubbi,E30 Butchulla |
| ELP | Gubbi Gubbi |
| Batyala | |
 Map of traditional lands ofAboriginal Australians aroundBrisbane; Gubbi Gubbi in yellow and Butchulla in light grey | |
 Badjala is classified as Critically Endangered by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Gubbi Gubbi, also speltKabi Kabi, is a language ofQueensland in Australia, formerly spoken by theKabi Kabi people ofSouth-east Queensland. The main dialect, Gubbi Gubbi, isextinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of theButchulla dialect (also speltBatjala,Batyala,Badjala, and variants), a language spoken by theButchulla people ofK'gari (Fraser Island).
The main dialect is extinct, but there were still 24 people with knowledge of the Batjala dialect (a language spoken by theButchulla people ofK'gari formerly known as Fraser Island) as of the2016 Australian census.[1]
The following is in the Badjala/Butchulla dialect:
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex/ Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | plain | b | d̪ | d | (ɟ) | ɡ |
| tense | pː | d̪ː | kː | |||
| Nasal | m | n̪ | n | (ɲ) | ŋ | |
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Rhotic | r | ɻ | ||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | iiː | uuː |
| Mid | ɛɛː | |
| Low | aaː | |
According toNorman Tindale (1974), the wordKabi (['kabi]), means "no".[2]
Wunya ngulum means "Welcome, everyone" in Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi.[4]
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