Biri language

Biri
Biri
Eastern Maric
Native to	Australia
Region	Queensland
Ethnicity	Biria, Kangulu, Wiri, Yuibera, Yilba, Barada, Yambina, Yetimarala, Karingbal, Yangga, Giya (Bumbarra), Baranha, Miyan
Extinct	(date missing)
Revival	some dialects
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Maric Biri; ;
Dialects	Biri; Garaynbal; Gangulu; Baradha; Yambina; Yangga; Yilba; Wiri (Widi); Giya (Bumbarra); Yetimarala/Yetimarla; Yuwi (Yuipera)?; Mandalgu?;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; bzr – Biri; gnl – Gangulu; xgi – Garingbal
Glottolog	east2716
AIATSIS	E56 Biri, etc.
ELP	Biri

Biri, also known as Biria, Birri Gubba, Birigaba, Wiri, Perembba and other variants, is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Mackay area of Queensland spoken by the Birri Gubba people. There are at least eight languages regarded as dialects of Biri, and two which are related but whose status is not yet fully determined (see the table to the right). All are covered in this article.

A grammar of Biri proper was written before the language became nearly extinct. As of January 2020^[update] some of the dialects have been undergoing a revival for some years.^[2]

^ E56 Biri, etc. at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
^ Crump, Des (9 June 2020). "Language of the Week: Week Two - Birria". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[AIATSIS-1] E56 Biri, etc. at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

[2] Crump, Des (9 June 2020). "Language of the Week: Week Two - Birria". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

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