Ngkoth language
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Ngkoth | |
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Ŋkot̪ | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
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Dialects |
Tootj (Kauwala)
Ngaawangati (Ungauwangati)
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | ngko1236 [1] |
AIATSIS[2] | Y36 |
Ngkoth (Nggɔt, Nggoth, Ŋkot) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Ngkoth people. It is unknown when it became extinct.[3]
Contents
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 | t | (ʔ) | |
Fricatives | (β) | ɣ | (ð) | ||||
Nasals | m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪ | n | ||
Post-trilled | t͡r | ||||||
Vibrant | r | ||||||
Approximants | w | j | l | ɻ |
/t͡r/ is a trilled affricate.
/β, ð, ʔ/ are only found in loanwords.
References
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