Ngayawung language
| Ngayawung | |
|---|---|
| Lower Riverland | |
| Region | South Australia |
| Ethnicity | Ngaiawang,Ngaralti,Nganguruku |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nwg |
| Glottolog | lowe1402 |
| AIATSIS[1] | S7Ngaiawang,S4Ngaralti,S6Nganguruku |
Ngayawung(Ngaiawong) is an extinct language of southernSouth Australia,spoken by theNgaiawang,NgaraltiandNgangurukupeople.
The name is also spelledNgaiyau, Aiawung, Aiawong, Iawung, Nggauaiyowangko;other names areBirta, Pitta, Pieta, PeeitaandMeru.
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
| Plosive | p | k | t̪ | c | t | ʈ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n | ɳ | |
| Rhotic | ɾ~r | ɻ | ||||
| Lateral | ʎ | l | ɭ | |||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː | |
| Low | a aː |
References
[edit]- ^S7Ngaiawang at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database,Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies(see the info box for additional links)
- ^Horgen, Michael (2004).The languages of the Lower Murray.LaTrobe University. pp. 45–56.
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