Ndra'ngith (Ntra'angith) is an Australian language once spoken in the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland.
Ndra'ngith | |
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Native to | Australia |
Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
Ethnicity | [[]], Winduwinda |
Extinct | (date missing) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dgt |
Glottolog | ndra1239 |
AIATSIS[1] | Y39 |
Donohue (1991) identifies Ndra'ngith as the same dialect as Ntrwa'ngayth, but Sutton (2001) presents it as being distinct. Sutton also distinguishes it from the similar-sounding Ndrangith language and Ndwa'ngith language.[1]
Phonology
editConsonant phonemes
editPeripheral | Laminal | Apical | Glottal | ||||
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Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
Plosive | p | k | c | t̪ | t | ʔ | |
Fricative | β | ɣ | ð | ||||
Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪ | n | ||
Post-trilled | tʳ | ||||||
Vibrant | r | ||||||
Approximant | w | j | l | ɻ |
Vowel phonemes
editFront | Back | |
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High | i | u |
Mid | e | |
Low | a |
References
edit- ^ a b Y39 Ndra'ngith at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.16
- ^ Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.16