Gaagudju language
Gaagudju (also spelt Gagadu, Gaguju, and Kakadu) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in Arnhem Land in northern Australia, in the environs of Kakadu National Park. Its last speaker, Big Bill Neidjie, died on 23 May 2002.
| Gaagudju | |
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| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Gaagudju, Watta |
| Extinct | May 2002, with the death of Big Bill Neidjie |
Macro-Gunwinyguan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gbu |
| Glottolog | gaga1251 |
| AIATSIS[1] | N50 |
| ELP | Gagudju[2] |
 Gaagudju | |
Classification
Gaagudju has traditionally been classified with the Gunwinyguan languages. However, in 1997 Nicholas Evans proposed an Arnhem Land family that includes Gaagudju.
Phonology
Vocabulary
Capell (1942) lists the following basic vocabulary items:[3]
gloss Gagadu man djereiŋi woman djireːwan head ŋaːṙi eye bɔːrɔ nose geːni mouth djaːbul tongue ŋaːndjil stomach mabulu bone benaːgăra blood maneŋul kangaroo baːgu opossum mɔɳɔ emu gabaṙɛːbi crow mawaːga fly ŋɔrmul sun gobolbara moon maɖba fire gudjäli smoke uŋari water gaṙu
References
- N50 Gaagudju at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Endangered Languages Project data for Gagudju.
- Capell, Arthur. 1941-1942, 1942-1943. Languages of Arnhem Land, North Australia. Oceania 12: 364-392, 13: 24-51.
- Harvey, Mark (2002). A Grammar of Gaagudju. Walter de Gruyter.
External links
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Wiktionary has a word list at Appendix:North Australian word lists |
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