Ngarigo(Ngarigu) is a nearly extinctAustralian Aboriginal language,the traditional language of theNgarigo peopleof inland far southeastNew South Wales.
| Ngarigo | |
|---|---|
| Jaitmathang Walgalu | |
| Southern Inland Yuin | |
| Region | New South Wales&ACT,Australia |
| Ethnicity | Ngarigo,Walgalu,(Ngambri),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
edit| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | b | d̪ | d | ɖ | ɟ | k/ɡ |
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Lateral | l | ʎ | ||||
| Rhotic | ɾ~r | |||||
| Approximant | w | j |
References
edit- ^NgarigoatEthnologue(19th ed., 2016)
JaitmathangatEthnologue(19th ed., 2016)
- ^abS46Ngarigo 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"(PDF).In Austin, Peter K.; Koch, Harold; Simpson, Jane (eds.).Language, Land and Song: Studies in honour of Luise Hercus.p. 150.ISBN978-0-728-60406-3.
- ^Hercus, L.A. (1969).Victorian languages: A late survey(PDF).Pacific Linguistics. pp. 169–170.doi:10.15144/pl-b77.ISBN978-0-85883-322-7.