Ngarigo language
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 | |
| Southern Inland Yuin | |
| Region | New South Wales & ACT, Australia |
| Ethnicity | Ngarigo, Ngambri = Walgalu, 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
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | b | d̪ | d | ɖ | ɟ | k |
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Lateral | l | ʎ | ||||
| Rhotic | ɾ~r | |||||
| Approximant | w | j |
Vowels given are /a i u/.[3]
References
- Ngarigo at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
Jaitmathang at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) - 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.
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