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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| Dialects |
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
In Spanish: Idioma thaypan para niños
- Indigenous Australian languages
