Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
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| Region | Queensland |
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| Ethnicity | Wulili |
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| Extinct | (date missing) |
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| ISO 639-3 | wlu |
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| Glottolog | wuli1242 |
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| AIATSIS[1] | E89 |
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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
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This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Wuli Wuli published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence, accessed on 6 June 2022. 
