Gubbi Gubbi language
| Gubbi Gubbi | |
|---|---|
| Kabi Kabi, Kabi | |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Kabi Kabi (Kabi), Butchulla (incl. Ngulungbara) |
Native speakers | 24 (2016 census, Batjala dialect) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:gbw – Kabi-Kabixby – Batyala |
| Glottolog | kabi1260 |
| AIATSIS | E29 Gubbi Gubbi, E30 Butchulla |
| ELP | Gubbi Gubbi |
| Batyala | |
Map of traditional lands of Aboriginal Australians around Brisbane; Gubbi Gubbi in yellow and Butchulla in light grey. | |
Badjala is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Gubbi Gubbi, also spelt Kabi Kabi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Gubbi Gubbi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of the Butchulla dialect (also spelt Batjala, Batyala, Badjala, and variants), a language spoken by the Butchulla people of K'gari (Fraser Island).