Gurdjar language

Gurdjar
Gurdjar
Kurtjar
Native to	Australia
Region	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Ethnicity	Kunggara (Kurtjar), Araba
Extinct	after 2007
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Paman Norman Gurdjar; ; ;
Dialects	Kurtjar (Gunggara); Rip (Ngarap, Areba);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; gdj – Gurdjar; aea – Areba
Glottolog	ribg1235
AIATSIS	G33 Kurtjar, Y107 Areba
ELP	Kurtjar; Kunggara;
	Ariba
	Kurtjar is classified as Extinct according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Gurdjar (Kurtjar) is a Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. There are two dialects, Gurdjar proper (Gunggara, Kunggara^[2]), and Rip (Ngarap, Areba).^[4] According to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, the language is classified as extinct.

NativetoAustralia

RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland

EthnicityKunggara (Kurtjar), Araba

Extinctafter 2007^[1]

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	Bilabial	Dental	Alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar
Stop	p	t̪	t		c	k
Nasal	m	n̪	n		ɲ	ŋ
Fricative	β	ð				ɣ
Trill			r
Flap			ɾ	ɻ~ɽ
Approximant	w		l	ɻ~ɽ	j

	Front		Central	Back
	unrounded	rounded	Central	Back
Non-low	i iː	ø øː	ɨ ɨː	u uː
Low			a aː

Gurdjar language

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Gurdjar
Kurtjar
Native to	Australia
Region	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Ethnicity	Kunggara (Kurtjar), Araba
Extinct	after 2007^[1]
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Paman Norman Gurdjar
Dialects	Kurtjar (Gunggara) Rip (Ngarap, Areba)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `gdj` – Gurdjar `aea` – Areba
Glottolog	`ribg1235`
AIATSIS^[2]	`G33` Kurtjar, `Y107` Areba
ELP	Kurtjar Kunggara
	Ariba
Kurtjar is classified as Extinct according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger ^[3]