Yirrk-Thangalkl dialect facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Yirrk-Thangalkl |
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| Yirrk-Mel | ||||
| Native to | Australia | |||
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland | |||
| Extinct | 2010se25 | |||
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
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| AIATSIS | Y214 | |||
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Yirrk-Thangalkl (Yir Thangedl) is a dialect of Yir-Yoront, a Paman language spoken on the southwestern part of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland in Australia, by the Yirrk-Thangalkl people. The language is also known as Yirr-Thangell and Yirrk-Mel.
During the early 1900s (decade), Yirrk-Thangalkl speakers started shifting to the Yir-Yoront dialect with the arrival of the Mitchell River Mission.
Phonology
Consonants
Yirrk-Thangalkl has 16 consonants. The inventory is the same as that of Yir-Yoront, except that Yirrk-Thangalkl lacks the retroflex and glottal consonants /ʈ/, /ɳ/, /ɭ / and /ʔ/.
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||
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| Bilabial | Velar | Postalveolar /Palatal |
Dental | Alveolar | |
| Nasal | m /m/ | ng /ŋ/ | ny /ɲ/ | nh /n̪/ | n /n/ |
| Plosive | p /p/ | k /k/ | th /t̪/ | t /t/ | |
| Affricate | ch /t͡ʃ/ | ||||
| Trill | rr /r/ | ||||
| Tap | r /ɾ/ | ||||
| Approximant | w /w/ | y /j/ | lh /l̪/ | l /l/ | |
See also
In Spanish: Dialecto yirrk-thangalkl para niños
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