Ngkoth language

Extinct Australian Aboriginal language

Ngkoth
Ŋkot̪
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityTrotj, Winduwinda
Extinct(date missing)
Language family
Pama–Nyungan
Dialects
  • Tootj (Kauwala)
  • Ngaawangati (Ungauwangati)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologngko1236
AIATSIS[1]Y36
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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

Ngkoth has seven vowels:[3]

Front Back
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
Bilabial Velar Palatal Dental Alveolar Retroflex
Plosive p k c t (ʔ)
Fricatives (β) ɣ (ð)
Nasal m ŋ ɲ n
Post-trilled t͡r
Vibrant r
Approximant w j l ɻ

/t͡r/ is a trilled affricate.

/β, ð, ʔ/ are only found in loanwords.

References

  1. ^ Y36 Ngkoth at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ Ernst Kausen (2005). "Australische Sprachen". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Hale, Kenneth L. (1976). "Phonological developments in particular Northern Paman languages". Languages of Cape York. pp. 7–40.
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