Wakka Wakka language
| Wakka Wakka | |
|---|---|
| Waga | |
| Wakawaka | |
| Region | Wulili, ?Baruŋgam) |
| Extinct | 1965 |
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wkw |
| Glottolog | waka1274 |
| AIATSIS[1] | E28 |
| ELP | Waka-Waka |
| Duungidjawu[2] | |
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The Wakka Wakka language, also spelt Waga, or Wakawaka, is an extinct
Kaiabara/Gayabara, Nguwera/Ngoera, and Buyibara may be varieties or alternative names.Phonology
Consonants
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
Plosive
|
b | ɡ | ɟ | d | |
Nasal
|
m | ŋ | ɲ | n | |
| Rhotic | r | ||||
| Lateral | l | ||||
Approximant
|
w | j | ɻ | ||
- /l/ may occasionally be velarized as [ɫ].
- /l/ may also exist in the sequence /-lj-/, however; it is not realized as a palatal lateral sound [ʎ].
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i iː | u uː | |
| Mid | ɛ ɛː | ɔ ɔː | |
| Open | a aː |
References
- ^ E28 Wakka Wakka at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Duungidjawu.
- ^ Waka Waka - ATSIDA
- Kite, Suzanne; ISBN 978-0-85883-550-4.
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