Ilgar language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ilgar |
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|---|---|
| Garig | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Ilgar, Gaari |
| Extinct | 2003 |
| Language family | |
| Dialects |
Ilgar
Garig
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| AIATSIS | N184 Ilgar, N188 |
Ilgar, also known as Garig-Ilgar after its two dialects, is an extinct Iwaidjan language spoken in the mainland of Cobourg Peninsula, around Port Essington, Northern Territory.
Phonology
Consonant inventory
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
| Plosive | p | k | c | t | ʈ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n | ɳ |
| Approximant | w | ɣ | j | ɻ | |
| Trill | r | ||||
| Flap | ɽ | ||||
| Lateral | (ʎ) | l | ɭ | ||
| Lateral flap | ɺ ⟨ld⟩ | 𝼈 ⟨rld⟩ | |||
Unlike many Australian languages, Ilgar does not have lamino-alveolars.
Vowels
Evans(1998) briefly discusses vowels in his paper noting that Iwaidjan languages including Ilgar have a three vowel ( /a/, /i/, /u/) system typical of most Australian languages.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Low | a | |
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