Kok Narr (Kok-Nar) is an extinct Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.
| Kok-Nar | |
|---|---|
| Gundara | |
| Kuuk-Nhang | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gko |
| Glottolog | kokn1236 |
| AIATSIS[1] | G29 |
| ELP | Kok-Nar |
Country
editAncestral Koknar(Kwantari) territory is estimated to cover 2,400 square miles (6,200 km2) and extended from Galbraith Station and the northern bank of the lower Staaten River inland to Old Koolatah, north to Inkerman and the middle of the Nassau River.[2]
Phonology
editConsonants
edit| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
| Plosive | p | k | t̪ | c | t | ||
| Nasal | m | ŋ | n̪ | ɲ | n | ||
| Fricative | β | ɣ | |||||
| Rhotic | trill | r | |||||
| tap | ɾ | ||||||
| Approximant | w | j | l | ɻ | |||
- /ɻ/ may also be heard as a lateral [ɭ] in word-initial positions.
Vowels
edit| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | ||
| Mid | e | œ | ə | o |
| Open | a | |||
References
edit- ^ G29 Kok-Nar at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Tindale 1974.
- ^ Breen, Gavan J. (1976). An Introduction to Gog-Nar. In Peter Sutton (ed.), Languages of Cape York: Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. pp. 243–259.
Sources
edit- Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Kwantari (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.