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Gurdjar language

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Gurdjar
Kurtjar
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityKunggara (Kurtjar), Araba
Extinctafter 2007[1]
Dialects
  • Kurtjar (Gunggara)
  • Rip (Ngarap, Areba)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
gdj – Gurdjar
aea – Areba
Glottologribg1235
AIATSIS[2]G33 Kurtjar, Y107 Areba
ELP
 Ariba[3]
Kurtjar is classified as Extinct according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Gurdjar (Kurtjar) is a Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. There are two dialects, Gurdjar proper (Gunggara, Kunggara[2]), and Rip (Ngarap, Areba).[5] According to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, the language is classified as extinct.

Phonology

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Consonants

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Bilabial Dental Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar
Stop p t c k
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Fricative β ð ɣ
Trill r
Flap ɾ ɻ~ɽ
Approximant w l j

Vowels

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Front Central Back
unrounded rounded
Non-low i ø øː ɨ ɨː u
Low a

Kurtjar also has a diphthong /ua/.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Gurdjar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Areba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b G33 Kurtjar at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
  3. ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Ariba.
  4. ^ Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 57.
  5. ^ RMW Dixon (2002), Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development, p xxxii
  6. ^ Black, Paul D. (1980). Norman Pama historical phonology. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. pp. 194–196.