Giimbiyu language
Giimbiyu is an extinct Aboriginal Australian language isolate once spoken by the Giimbiyu people of northern Australia.
The name Giimbiyu is a Gaagudju word for 'of the stoney country'. It was introduced in Harvey as a cover term for the named dialects,
- Mangerr
- Urningangga
- Erri
Phonology
Consonants
- Coarticulation among consonants is also present.
- Among consonant-coarticulation, /ɣ/ when preceding sounds /l, ɾ/ may result in being heard as a voiceless palatal .
Vowels
- may also be heard as.
- Coarticulation among a preceding, may result in the vowel sound becoming more central or as a diphthong.