Mbariman-Gudhinma (Rimanggudinhma, Rimang-Gudinhma, Parimankutinma), one of several languages labelled Gugu Warra (Kuku-Warra,[2] Kuku-Wara) 'unintelligible speech' as opposed to Gugu Mini 'intelligible speech',[3] is an extinct dialect cluster of Aboriginal Australian languages of the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland, Australia. Another one in the group is Wurangung, also known as Yadaneru or Jeteneru.[4]
| Mbariman-Gudhinma | |
|---|---|
| Gugu Warra | |
| Wurangung | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Lamalama, Kokowara = Laia, Yadaneru (Wurangung) |
| Extinct | likely by 2003 |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:zmv – Mbariman-Gudhinmawrw – Gugu Warra |
| Glottolog | mbar1253 Rimanggudhinmagugu1256 Roth's Gugu Warra |
| AIATSIS[1] | Y195 Rimanggudinhma, Y80 Gugu Warra, Y66 Wurangung |
| ELP | |
The dialects were spoken by the Lamalama people.
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".[5]
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t̪ | t | c | k |
| voiced | b | d̪ | d | ɟ | ɡ | |
| prenasal | ᵐb | ⁿ̪d̪ | ⁿd | ᶮɟ | ᵑɡ | |
| Nasal | m | n̪ | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Rhotic | voiced | r | ||||
| voiceless | r̥ | |||||
| Approximant | w | ð̞ | ɹ | j | ||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | a |