Ngarigo (Ngarigu) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language, the traditional language of the Ngarigo people of inland far southeast New South Wales.
| Ngarigo | |
|---|---|
| Jaitmathang Walgalu | |
| Southern Inland Yuin | |
| Region | New South Wales & ACT, Australia |
| Ethnicity | Ngarigo, Walgalu, (Ngambri), Jaitmatang |
| Extinct | by 2006[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:xni – Ngarigoxjt – Jaitmathang |
| Glottolog | sout2770 |
| AIATSIS[2] | S46 |
| ELP | Ngarigu |
Yaithmathang (Jaitmathang), also known as Gundungerre, was a dialect.[2]
Phonology
edit| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | b | d̪ | d | ɖ | ɟ | k/ɡ |
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Lateral | l | ʎ | ||||
| Rhotic | ɾ~r | |||||
| Approximant | w | j |
References
edit- ^ Ngarigo at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
Jaitmathang at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
- ^ a b S46 Ngarigo at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Koch, Harold (2016). "Documentary sources on the Ngarigu language: the value of a single recording" (PDF). In Austin, Peter K.; Koch, Harold; Simpson, Jane (eds.). Language, Land and Song: Studies in honour of Luise Hercus. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-728-60406-3.
- ^ Hercus, L.A. (1969). Victorian languages: A late survey (PDF). Pacific Linguistics. pp. 169–170. doi:10.15144/pl-b77. ISBN 978-0-85883-322-7.
