D15: Guyinbaraay

AIATSIS code: 
D15
AIATSIS reference name: 
Guyinbaraay

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Guyinbaraay language D15
Thesaurus heading people
Guyinbaraay people D15
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
Kamilaroi (Guyinbaray)
Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Kawambarai (Guinbrai)
Tindale (1974)
Kawamparai (said to be language name, ['kawam] = ['guin] = no), Koinbere, Koinberi, Gawambarai, Goin-berai, Koinberri, Guinbrai, Guinberai, 'Mole tribe,' Coo-in-bur-ri, Wirriri (a valid alternative name for the tribe ['wir:i = no]), Wirriwirri, Wooratherie (of Tibbetts).
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode
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Other sources
Cooinburri [PMS 3042]
Synonyms
Gunjbaraay, Kamilaroi, Guyinbaray, Euahlayi, Gamilaroi, Juwalarai, Ualarai, Walarai, Weraerai, Wirajarai, Gunjbarai, Gunjbarri, Koinberi, Koinberri, Kawambarai, Cooinburri, Kawamparai, Koinbere, Gawambarai, Goin berai, Guinbrai, Guinberai, Mole tribe, Coo in bur ri, Wirriri, Wirriwirri, Wooratherie
Comment
Comments: 

Guyinbaraay, Gamilaraay D23, Yuwaalaraay D27, Yuwaalayaay D54, Waalaraay D55, Wirraay-Wirraay D66 and Gawambaraay D39 are varieties of a language called DarlingTributaries language by Wafer and Lissarrague (2008: 216-221).

Guyinbaraay and Gawambarray D39 are neighbouring dialects of Gamilaraay D23 but separate. Commented made by Wade Natty (2022)

References: 
  • Ash, Anna, John Giacon & Amanda Lissarrague eds. 2003. Gamilaraay - Yuwaalaraay - Yuwaalayaay dictionary. Alice Springs: IAD Press.
  • Austin, Peter, Corinne J. Williams & Stephen Wurm. 1980. The linguistic situation in north central New South Wales. In Papers in Australian Linguistics 13, 167-180. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
  • Wafer, Jim & Amanda Lissarrague. 2008. A handbook of Aboriginal languages of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Nambucca Heads: Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
NSW
QLD
Location information: 

... on the Liverpool Plains around Gunnedah (Austin, William and Wurm 1980:169).

On the Namoi (Ridley 1873:259, in Wafer & Lissarrague 2008:220)

... about Gunnedah (Mathews 1903:270 in Wafer & Lissarrague 2008:220)

... a Mooni tribe (Barlow 1873:174 in Wafer & Lissarrague 2008:220. Mooni here is the Moonie River.)

Note the location given by Barlow is quite distant from the locations given in other sources, and is not used for the mapping of this language in this database. Wafer & Lissarrague are more confidant in Barlow's location for this variety (2008: 220).

 

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Tindale 1974
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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   1 - unclear status
Text Collection None 0
Grammar None 0
Audio-visual None 0
Manuscript note: 
not available
Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)          
Dixon (2002)   CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES GROUP Central inland New South Wales subgroup* Gunjbaraay Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) Williams (1980) further dialects: Yuwaalaraay, Yuwaaliyaay (Euahlayi), Gunjbaraay, Gawambaraay, Wirayaraay (or Wiriwiri), Walaraay
Wurm (1994)          
Walsh (1981) Pama-Nyungan Wiradhuric   Guyinbaraay Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) [dialects: Gamilaraay, Northern Gamilaraay, Guyinbaraay, Gamilaraay, Wiriyaraay, Gawambaraay, Yuwaaliyaay]
Oates (1975) Pama-Nyungan Wiradjuric Main Wiradjuric Koinberi  
Wurm (1972) Pama-Nyungan Wiradjuric Main Wiradjuric Koinberi  
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966) Pama-Nyungan Wiradjuric Main