Bigambal language
Bigambal (also Bigambul, Bigumbil, Pikambul, or Pikumbul) is an extinct and unclassified Australian Aboriginal language from the Pama–Nyungan language family.[2] The Bigambul language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Goondiwindi Regional Council, including the towns of Goondiwindi, Yelarbon and Texas extending north towards Moonie and Millmerran.[3] The AUSTLANG database maintained by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies states that the Bigambal language was spoken by the Bigambul people, with Gambuwal and Kwiambal (or Gujambal) known dialects.[2] However, it is likely that the Gamilaraay (or Yuwaaliyaay) language was used by those peoples living in southern Bigambul territory.[4]
| Bigambal | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Ethnicity | Bigambul people |
| Extinct | 1996[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xbe |
| Glottolog | biga1237 |
| AIATSIS[2] | D34 |
| ELP | Bigambal |
Classification edit
Dixon (2002)[5] groups Bigambal together with the Bundjalung languages while O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin classify it as a 'Wiradjuric' language.[6]: 333
Glottolog states that Wafer and Lissarrague (2008)[6]: 332–340 have classed Bigambal and Yugambal together.[7]
Vocabulary edit
Some words from the Bigambal language, as spelt and written by Bigambul authors, include:[3]
- Bamburr: kangaroo
- Dhigaraa: bird
- Dhimba: snake
- Dhurrii: land
- Gayker: echidna
- Gillee: sun
- Gool: fish
- Gulli: rain/water
- Koobee: possum
- Noorah: home/camp
- Warril: river
- Weeimba gilee: hello
- Woodyun: grass
References edit
- ^ ISO 639-3 change request code: xbe [1]
- ^ a b c D34 Bigambal at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ a b This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Bigambul published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence, accessed on 25 May 2022.
- ^ . New South Wales Department of Aboriginal Affairs. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: their nature and development. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ a b Wafer, Jim; Lissarrague, Amanda (2008). A Handbook of Aboriginal Languages of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Muurrbay Aboriginal Language & Culture Co-operative.
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Bigambal". Glottolog 4.3.
External links edit
- Bibliography of Bigambul people and language resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies