Gugu Thaypan language
Australian Aboriginal language
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Kuku-Thaypan is an extinct Paman language spoken on the southwestern part of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland in Australia, by the Kuku-Thaypan people. The language was sometimes called Alaya or Awu Alaya.[3] Koko-Rarmul may have been a dialect,[4] though Bowern (2012) lists Gugu-Rarmul and Kuku-Thaypan as separate languages.[5] The last native speaker, Tommy George, died on 29 July 2016 in Cooktown Hospital.[1]
NativetoAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityKuku Thaypan, Gugu Rarmul
Extinct29 July 2016, with the death of Tommy George[1]
| Kuku-Thaypan | |
|---|---|
| Awu Alaya | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Kuku Thaypan, Gugu Rarmul |
| Extinct | 29 July 2016, with the death of Tommy George[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | typ |
| Glottolog | thay1248 |
| AIATSIS[2] | Y84 Kuku Thaypan, Y71 Gugu Rarmul |
| ELP | Awu Laya |
Phonology
Vowels
Kuku-Thaypan has six vowels and two marginal vowels possibly only in loan words.[6]
- Sounds /æ/ and /ɔ/ are only marginal, as phonemes.
- /e/ is heard as [ɛ] when after palatals and /j/.
Consonants
Kuku-Thaypan has 23 consonants.[6]
