E49: Guwinmal

AIATSIS code: 
E49
AIATSIS reference name: 
Guwinmal

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Koinjmal / Guwinmal language E49
Thesaurus heading people
Koinjmal / Guwinmal people E49
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
Guwinmal
Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Koinjmal
Tindale (1974)
Koinbal (plains people), Kooinmerburra, Kuinmur-bura (['kuinmur] = a plain), Kungmal, Kungalburra, Mamburra (a horde).
O'Grady et al (1966)
Gunmal, Kooinmerburra, Kungmal, Kungalburra, Mamburra
Glottocode
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Other sources
Kuinmabara [Terril 2002] Guwinymal (Beale 1975), Guynmal [Breen forthcoming paper on Biri]
Synonyms
Kuinmabara, Kungalburra, Gunmal, Koi, Koinbal, Kooinmerburra, Kuinmurbura, Kungmal, Kweembul, Kwiambal, Kwigalburra, Mamburra, Queenbullaquieumble, Gunymal, Gonjmal, Kuinmur bura, Koinjmal
Comment
Comments: 

Terrill describes this as a dialect of Dharumbal E46 (2002:13). Documentation on Dharumbal E46 may be relevant.

 

References: 
  • 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.
  • Terrill, Angela. 2002. Dharumbal: the language of Rockhampton, Australia: Pacific Linguistics 525. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Status: 
Potential data
Location
State / Territory: 
QLD
Location information: 

Western slope of Normanby Range (Pine Mountain) to Styx; on Broad Sound north to Cape Palmerston along a narrow coastal strip; at St. Lawrence; inland to Coast Range; south to Marlborough (misprinted as Maryborough in Curr) (Tindale 1974).

... based at Torilla, travelling to Emu Park and inland to Yaamba and Rockhampton (Roth in Terrill 2002:13).

 

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Tindale 1974
Programs
Activities: 
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People: 
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Indigenous organisations: 
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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 Less than 20 pages 1
Text Collection None 0
Grammar None 0
Audio-visual None 0
Manuscript note: 
tape transcription/field note available (vocabulary) - unclear status
Grammar: 

Terrill, Angela. 2002. Dharumbal: the language of Rockhampton, Australia: Pacific Linguistics 525. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.

Dictionary: 
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)          
Dixon (2002)   ROCKHAMPTON/GLADSTONE GROUP   Kuinmabara Darambal further dialects: Kuinmabara, Karunbara, Rakiwara, Wapabara
Wurm (1994) Pama-Nyungan Waka-Kabic   Koinjmal  
Walsh (1981) Pama-Nyungan Waka-Kabic Kingkel Koinjmal  
Oates (1975) Pama-Nyungan Waka-Kabic Kingkel Gonjmal  
Wurm (1972) Pama-Nyungan Waka-Kabic Kingkel Gonjmal (Koinjimal)  
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966) Pama-Nyungan Waka-Kabic Kingkel Koinjmal