| Gurdjar | |
|---|---|
| Kurtjar | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Kunggara (Kurtjar), Araba |
| Extinct | after 2007 |
| Language family | Pama–Nyungan |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:gdj – Gurdjaraea – Areba |
| Glottolog | ribg1235 |
| AIATSIS | G33 Kurtjar, Y107 Areba |
| ELP | |
| 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), and Rip (Ngarap, Areba). According to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, the language is classified as extinct.
Phonology
Consonants
| 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 | j |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||
| Non-low | i iː | ø øː | ɨ ɨː | u uː |
| Low | a aː | |||
Kurtjar also has a diphthong /ua/.
References
- Gurdjar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Areba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ G33 Kurtjar at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Ariba.
- Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 57.
- RMW Dixon (2002), Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development, p xxxii
- Black, Paul D. (1980). Norman Pama historical phonology. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. pp. 194–196.