Wulli Wulli language

Wuliwuli
Wuli Wuli, Wulli Wulli
Native toAustralia
RegionQueensland
EthnicityWulili
Extinct(date missing)
Language codes
ISO 639-3wlu
Glottologwuli1242
AIATSIS[1]E89

Wuliwuli (also Wuli Wuli, Wulli Wulli) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan language family formerly spoken by the Wulli Wulli people in Queensland, Australia.[1] The Wulli Wulli language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the North Burnett Regional Council, particularly the town of Eidsvold and the Auburn River catchment, including the properties of Walloon, Camboon, and Hawkwood.[2] Wuliwuli is regarded as a dialect of Wakka Wakka.[3]

Vocabulary

Some words from the Wulli Wulli language, as spelt and written by Wulli Wulli authors include:[2]

  • Ban: grass
  • Djigum: sun
  • Dungir: river
  • Gahr: echidna
  • Gamba dunba: good day
  • Goolah: koala
  • Gung: water
  • Gunyar: bird
  • Guraman: kangaroo
  • Guyu: fish
  • Moran: home/camp
  • Nyilung: land
  • Wangun: snake

References

  1. ^ a b E89 Wuliwuli at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ a b This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Wuli Wuli published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence, accessed on 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: their nature and development. Cambridge University Press.


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