Gugu Thaypan language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kuku-Thaypan |
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| Awu Alaya | ||||
| Native to | Australia | |||
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland | |||
| Ethnicity | Kuku Thaypan, Gugu Rarmul | |||
| Extinct | 2016 (with the death of Tommy George) | |||
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Koko-Rarmul
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| AIATSIS | Y84 Kuku Thaypan, Y71 | |||
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Kuku-Thaypan was an Aboriginal language from Australia. It was spoken by the Kuku-Thaypan people in the southwestern part of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. People sometimes called this language Alaya or Awu Alaya.
Sadly, Kuku-Thaypan is now an extinct language. This means that no one speaks it as their first language anymore. The very last person who spoke Kuku-Thaypan fluently was Tommy George. He passed away on July 29, 2016.
About Kuku-Thaypan
Kuku-Thaypan was part of a larger group of languages called the Paman language family. These languages are spoken across the northern parts of Australia.
Where Kuku-Thaypan was spoken
The Kuku-Thaypan language was used in a specific area of Queensland. This region is known as the Cape York Peninsula. It is a large, northern part of Australia.
Sounds of the language
Like all languages, Kuku-Thaypan had its own unique sounds. It used six different vowel sounds. It also had 23 different consonant sounds. These sounds helped speakers form words and communicate.
See also
- Indigenous Australian languages
