Giimbiyu languages
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The Giimbiyu or Mangerrian languages form a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages
spoken in northern Australia.
The Giimbiyu family includes two branches,
In 1997 Nicholas Evans
proposed an Arnhem Land family
that includes the Giimbiyu languages.
Australian Aboriginal languages
The Australian Aboriginal languages comprise several language families and isolates native to the Australian Aborigines of Australia and a few nearby islands, but by convention excluding the languages of Tasmania and the Torres Strait Islanders...
spoken in northern Australia.
The Giimbiyu family includes two branches,
- MangerrMangerr languageMangerr or Giimbiyu is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language....
- Urningangga and Arri (Erri)
In 1997 Nicholas Evans
Nicholas Evans (linguist)
Nicholas Evans is an Australian-American linguist.Holding a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the Australian National University , he is Head and Professor at the School of Culture, History and Language at the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University...
proposed an Arnhem Land family
Arnhem Land languages
The Arnhem Land languages are a proposed Australian language family spoken over a large part of Arnhem Land in northern Australia. The languages within the group are distinctive and not mutually intelligible....
that includes the Giimbiyu languages.