Ngkoth language

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.[3]

Ngkoth
Ŋkot̪
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityTrotj, Winduwinda
Extinct(date missing)
Dialects
  • Tootj (Kauwala)
  • Ngaawangati (Ungauwangati)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologngko1236[1]
AIATSIS[2]Y36

Phonology

Vowels

Ngkoth has seven vowels:[4]

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
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.

References
  1. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Ngkoth". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  2. Y36 Ngkoth at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. Ernst Kausen (2005). "Australische Sprachen". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Hale, Kenneth L. (1976). "Phonological developments in particular Northern Paman languages". Languages of Cape York. pp. 7–40.


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