Ngkoth language

Extinct Australian Aboriginal language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ngkoth (Nggɔt, Nggoth, Ŋkot) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Winduwinda. It is unknown when it became extinct.[2]

Pronunciation[ŋkot̪]
NativetoAustralia
EthnicityTrotj, Winduwinda
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Ngkoth
Ŋkot̪
Pronunciation[ŋkot̪]
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityTrotj, Winduwinda
Extinct(date missing)
Dialects
  • Tootj (Kauwala)
  • Ngaawangati (Ungauwangati)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologngko1236
AIATSIS[1]Y36
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Phonology

Vowels

Ngkoth has seven vowels:[3]

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Close-mid e ø o
Near-open æ
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Consonants

Ngkoth has 17 consonants found in native words, and three consonants found only in loanwords:

/tr̥/ is a trilled affricate.

/β, ð, ʔ/ are only found in loanwords.

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