Ngkoth language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ngkoth |
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| Ŋkot̪ | ||||
| Native to | Australia | |||
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland | |||
| Ethnicity | Trotj, Winduwinda | |||
| Extinct | (date missing) | |||
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
Tootj (Kauwala)
Ngaawangati (Ungauwangati)
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| AIATSIS | Y36 | |||
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Ngkoth (Nggɔt, Nggoth, Ŋkot) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Winduwinda. It is unknown when it became extinct.
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Phonology
Vowels
Ngkoth has seven vowels:
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrounded | Rounded | Rounded | |
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | ø | o |
| Near-open | æ | ||
| Open | a | ||
Consonants
Ngkoth has 17 consonants found in native words, and three consonants found only in loanwords:
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | Glottal | ||||
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| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
| Plosive | p | k | c | t̪ | t | (ʔ) | |
| Fricatives | (β) | ɣ | (ð) | ||||
| Nasals | m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪ | n | ||
| Post-trilled | t͡r | ||||||
| Vibrant | r | ||||||
| Approximants | w | j | l | ɻ | |||
/t͡r/ is a trilled affricate.
/β, ð, ʔ/ are only found in loanwords.
See also
In Spanish: Idioma ngkoth para niños
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