E35: Gungabula

AIATSIS code: 
E35
AIATSIS reference name: 
Gungabula

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Gungabula language E35
Thesaurus heading people
Gungabula people E35
ABN name
Gungabula language
ABS name
-
Horton name
Gungabula
Ethnologue name
Gungabula
ISO 639-3 code
gyf
Tindale name
Kongabula
Tindale (1974)
Ongabula (valid alternative), Khungabula.
O'Grady et al (1966)
Ongabula, Khungabula
Glottocode
gung1248
Other sources
-
Synonyms
Kongabula, Gongabula, Khungabula, Khungabulal, Kungalburra, Ongabula
Comment
Comments: 

Breen (forthcoming paper on Biri) says that at the time of his study in the 1970s, Gungabula had merged with Bidjara E37 and the two were indistinguishable, though informants remember them being different in the past.

 

References: 
  • Breen, Gavan. 1973. Bidyara and Gungabula: grammar and vocabulary. In Linguistic Communications 8, 1-227. Melbourne: Monash University.
  • Tindale, Norman B. 1974. Aboriginal tribes of Australia: their terrain, environmental controls, distribution, limits, and proper names. Berkeley: University of California Press/Canberra: Australian National University Press.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
QLD
Location information: 

Headwaters of Injune (Hutton) Creek and Dawson River above their junction; east and north of the Great Dividing Range; south of Carnarvon Range. Their country includes the high, rough, forested areas of the Carnarvon Range (Tindale 1974).

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Tindale 1974
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Programs
Activities: 
-
People: 
Gavan Breen
Indigenous organisations: 
-
Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
1996Census-
2001Census-
2004NILS1-
2005Estimate-
2006Census-
2011Census-
2014NILS2
2016Census-
2018-2019NILS3

Speaker numbers were measured differently across the censuses and various other sources listed in AUSTLANG. You are encouraged to refer to the sources.

Speaker numbers for ‘NILS 2004’ and ‘2005 estimate’ come from 'Table F.3: Numbers of speakers of Australian Indigenous languages (various surveys)' in 'Appendix F NILS endangerment and absolute number results' in McConvell, Marmion and McNicol 2005, pages 198-230 (PDF, 2.5MB).

Documentation
Type Documentation Status Documentation Score
Word list Small (20-100 pages) 2
Text Collection None 0
Grammar Small grammar (100-200 pages) 3
Audio-visual More than 10 3
Manuscript note: 
tape transcription/field note available (Nekes) - unclear status
Grammar: 

Breen, Gavan. 1973. Bidyara and Gungabula : grammar and vocabulary. In Linguistic Communications no.8. 1- 227.

Dictionary: 

Breen, Gavan. 1973. Bidyara and Gungabula : grammar and vocabulary. In Linguistic Communications no.8. 1- 227.

Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005) Pama-Nyungan Maric   Gungabula  
Dixon (2002)   GREATER MARIC GROUP Maric proper subgroup Gungabula Bidjara* Breen (1973, 1981a) further dialects: Gungabula, Marrganj, Gunja, Wadjigu, Gayiri, Dharawala, Wadjalang, Wadjabangayi, Yiningayi, Yanjdjibara, Mandandanjdji, Guwamu, Gunggari, Ganulu, Gabulbara, Wadja, Nguri
Wurm (1994) Pama-Nyungan Maric   Gungabula  
Walsh (1981) Pama-Nyungan Maric Mari Gungabula  
Oates (1975) Pama-Nyungan Maric Mari Gungabula  
Wurm (1972) Pama-Nyungan Pama-Maric Mari Kongabula  
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966) Pama-Nyungan Pama-Maric Mari Kongabula