Aghu Tharrnggala language
| Aghu Tharrnggala | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Extinct | Unknown |
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ggr |
Aghu Tharrnggala (or Aghu Tharnggalu) is an extinct Paman language variety formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The name may also be used to refer to a language consisting of the Aghu Tharrngala dialect and several other related varieties. It is closely related to the other Kuku-Mini languages, and it is unknown when it went extinct.[1]
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[edit] Classification
Aghu Tharrnggala may have been a single language with some or all Ikarrangal, Koko-Possum/Alngula, and Kuku-Mini, but there is insufficient information to be certain. Aghu Tharrngala is the only dialect for which grammatical data are available.
Aghu Tharrnggala is demonstrably related to Kuku-Thaypan. The two may also have been related to Takalak, although again there is insufficient information.
[edit] References
[edit] Bibliography
- Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521473780.
- Jolly, L. (1989). Aghu Tharrnggala, a language of the Princess Charlotte Bay region of Cape York Peninsula. University of Queensland.
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