Ogh-Undjan language
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| Ogh-Undjan | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Native speakers | Unknown (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| linguist List | kjn-ogh |
Ogh-Undjan is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Ogh-Undjan people. It is closely related to Kuuk Thaayorre, and perhaps Kuuk Yak, and more distantly related to the Uw languages, Uw Olkola and Uw Oykangand.
The language has two dialects:
- Ogh-Undjan Proper
- Kawarrangg
Below is a table showing the mutual intelligibility in vocabulary between the Uw languages and Ogh-Undjan and its dialect, based on a list of 100 basic words.[1]
| Uw Oykangand | 97% | 44% | 38% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uw Olkola | 43% | 38% | |
| Ogh-Undjan | 82% | ||
| Kawarrangg | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Sommer, Bruce A. (January 1970). "An Australian Language Without CV Syllables". International Journal of American Linguistics 36: 57–58. doi:10.1086/465090.
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