Mbariman-Gudhinma (Rimanggudinhma, Rimang-Gudinhma, Parimankutinma), one of several languages labelled Gugu Warra (Kuku-Warra, Kuku-Wara) 'unintelligible speech' as opposed to

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'intelligible speech', is an extinct

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of the

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in northern

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, Australia. Another one in the group is Wurangung, also known as Yadaneru or Jeteneru. The dialects were spoken by the Lamalama people.

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says, quoting linguist Jean-Cristophe Verstraete (2018), that Lamalama, Rimanggudinhma (Mbariman-Gudhinma) and Morrobolam form a

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subgroup of Paman known as Lamalamic, "defined by shared innovations in phonology and morphology". Within this subgroup, "Morrobolam and Lamalama form a phonologically innovative branch, while Rumanggudinhma forms a more conservative branch".

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Paman languages Extinct languages of Queensland Languages extinct in the 2000s {{IndigenousAustralian-lang-stub