Gumbaynggirr language

Gumbaynggirr
Kumbainggar
Native toAustralia
RegionNew South Wales
EthnicityGumbaynggirr, Banbai, ?Ngamba
Native speakers
310 (2021 census)
(may include L2 speakers)
Dialects
  • Gumbaynggirr
  • Nymboidan
  • Gambalamam
  • Baanbay
  • ? Ngambaa
Language codes
ISO 639-3kgs
Glottologkumb1268
AIATSISE7
ELPGumbaynggir
Kumbainggar is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Gumbaynggir (also spelled Gumbaingari, Kumbainggar, Kumbaingeri, Gambalamam, and also called Baanbay) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gumbaynggirr people, who are native to the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.