Mbariman-Gudhinma (Rimanggudinhma, Rimang-Gudinhma, Parimankutinma), one of several languages labelled Gugu Warra (Kuku-Warra, Kuku-Wara) 'unintelligible speech' as opposed to
Gugu Mini
The Kokomini (''Gugumini'') are reported to have been an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland, though some indications suggest the term may refer to a loose confederation of tribal groups.
Name
The ethnonym Gugumini means ''g ...
'intelligible speech', is an extinct
dialect cluster of
Aboriginal Australian languages
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
of the
Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth’s last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupació ...
in northern
Queensland
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, Australia. Another one in the group is Wurangung, also known as Yadaneru or Jeteneru.
The dialects were spoken by the
Lamalama people Lama Lama or Lamalama may refer to:
* Lama Lama people, an ethnic group of Australia
* Lama-Lama language, a language of Australia
* Lama Lama National Park, in Australia
See also
* Llama llama (disambiguation)
* Lama (disambiguation)
A lama ...
.
Austlang says, quoting linguist Jean-Cristophe Verstraete (2018), that
Lamalama, Rimanggudinhma (Mbariman-Gudhinma) and
Morrobolam form a
genetic subgroup of Paman known as Lamalamic, "defined by shared innovations in phonology and morphology". Within this subgroup, "Morrobolam and Lamalama form a phonologically innovative branch, while Rumanggudinhma forms a more conservative branch".
References
Paman languages
Extinct languages of Queensland
Languages extinct in the 2000s
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