Gurdjar language

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Not to be confused with Gujari language.
Gurdjar
Kurtjar
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityKunggara (Kurtjar), Araba
Native speakers
1 (2007)[1]
Pama–Nyungan
Dialects
  • Kurtjar (Gunggara)
  • Rip (Ngarap, Areba)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
gdj – Gurdjar
aea – Areba
Glottologribg1235
AIATSIS[2]G33 Kurtjar, Y107 Areba
ELP
 Ariba[3]

Gurdjar (Kurtjar) is a Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. There are two dialects, Gurdjar proper (Gunggara), and Rip (Ngarap, Areba).[4] Kunggara is another name for one or the other.[2]

Phonology[]

Consonants[]

Bilabial Dental Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar
Stop p t̪ t c k
Nasal m n̪ n ɲ ŋ
Fricative β ð ɣ
Trill r
Flap ɾ ɻ~ɽ
Approximant w l j

Vowels[]

Front Front rounded Central Back
Non-low i iː ø øː ɨ ɨː u uː
Low a aː

Kurtjar also has a diphthong /ua/.

References[]

  1. ^ Gurdjar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Areba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b G33 Kurtjar at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
  3. ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Ariba.
  4. ^ RMW Dixon (2002), Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development, p xxxii
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