Wangkangurru dialect

Wangkangurru or Wangganguru /ˈwʌŋɡəŋˈʊəruː/[2] is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was a dialect of Arabana spoken by the Wangkangurru people.

Wangkangurru
Wangganguru
Native toAustralia
RegionSouth Australia
EthnicityWangkangurru
Native speakers
3, all female (2016 census)
Language codes
ISO 639-3wgg
Glottologwang1290
AIATSIS[1]L27
ELPWangganguru

Wangganguru had the full range of consonants of the prototypical Australian language. Several of the nasals and laterals were allophonically prestopped.[3]

Peripheral Laminal Apical
Bilabial Velar Palatal Dental Alveolar Retroflex
Stop p k c t̪ t ʈ
Nasal m ~ bm ŋ ɲ n̪ ~ d̪n̪ n ~ dn ɳ
Lateral ʎ l̪ ~ d̪l̪ l ~ dl ɭ
Vibrant r  ɾ
Approximant w j ɻ

References
  1. L27 Wangkangurru at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
  3. Jeff Mielke, 2008. The emergence of distinctive features, p 135


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