Ngkoth language
Ngkoth | |
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Ŋkot̪ | |
Native to | Trotj, Winduwinda |
Extinct | (date missing) |
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | ngko1236 |
AIATSIS[1] | Y36 |
Ngkoth (Nggɔt, Nggoth, Ŋkot) is an
extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Winduwinda. It is unknown when it became extinct.[2]
Phonology
Vowels
Front | Back | ||
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Unrounded | Rounded | Rounded | |
Close | i | u | |
Close-mid | e | ø | o |
Near-open | æ | ||
Open | a |
Consonants
Ngkoth has 17 consonants found in native words, and three consonants found only in loanwords:
Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | Glottal | ||||
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Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
Plosive | p | k | c | t̪
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t
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(ʔ) | |
Fricatives
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(β) | ɣ | (ð) | ||||
Nasal
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m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪
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n
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Post-trilled
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t͡r | ||||||
Vibrant
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r
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Approximant | w | j | l
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ɻ |
/t͡r/ is a trilled affricate.
/β, ð, ʔ/ are only found in loanwords.
References
- ^ Y36 Ngkoth at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Ernst Kausen (2005). "Australische Sprachen".
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(help) - ^ Hale, Kenneth L. (1976). "Phonological developments in particular Northern Paman languages". Languages of Cape York. pp. 7–40.