Gabi-Gabi

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A language of Australia

ISO 639-3
gbw
Alternate Names
Cabee, Carby, Carby-carbery, Dhapil, Dhipil, Dippil, Dipple, Doon-dooburra, Doondoora, Dowarburra, Dundubara, Dunduura, Gabi, Gabigabi, Gubbi Gubbi, Kabbi, Kabi, Kabi Kabi, Kabikabi, Kahby, Karabi, Karbi, Maiba
User Population

No known L1 speakers. In 1983 there were only a few rememberers of the language (Holmer 1983).

Location

Queensland state: Bribie island, Burnett, Caboolture, Childers, Cooroy, Fraser island, Gympie, Hervey bay, Jimna range, Kilkivan, Mary river, Maryborough; coast ranges.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Australian, Pama-Nyungan, Waka-Kabic
Dialects

Batjala [xby] is considered to be a dialect of Gabi-Gabi by some (Dixon 2002).

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gabi-Gabi