Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
| Ngkoth | |
|---|---|
| ĹŠkotĚŞ | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Trotj, Winduwinda |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | ngko1236 |
| AIATSIS | 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.
Phonology※
Vowels※
Ngkoth has seven vowels:
| 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 | tĚŞ | t | (Ę”) | |
| Fricatives | (β) | ɣ | (ð) | ||||
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪ | n | ||
| Post-trilled | t͡r | ||||||
| Vibrant | r | ||||||
| Approximant | w | j | l | É» | |||
/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".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hale, Kenneth L. (1976). "Phonological developments in particular Northern Paman languages". Languages of Cape York. pp. 7–40.
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