Gurdjar language

Gurdjar (Kurtjar) is a Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. There are two dialects, Gurdjar proper (Gunggara), and Rip (Ngarap, Areba).[4] Kunggara is another name for one or the other.[2]

Gurdjar
Kurtjar
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityKunggara (Kurtjar), Araba
Native speakers
1 (2007)[1]
Dialects
  • Kurtjar (Gunggara)
  • Rip (Ngarap, Areba)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
gdj  Gurdjar
aea  Areba
Glottologribg1235
AIATSIS[2]G33 Kurtjar, Y107 Areba
ELPKurtjar[3]

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Dental Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar
Stop p t c k
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Fricative β ð ɣ
Trill r
Flap ɾ ɻ~ɽ
Approximant w l j

Vowels

Front Front rounded Central Back
Non-low i iː ø øː ɨ ɨː u uː
Low a aː

Kurtjar also has a diphthong /ua/.

References

  1. Gurdjar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Areba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. G33 Kurtjar at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
  3. Endangered Languages Project data for Kurtjar.
  4. RMW Dixon (2002), Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development, p xxxii
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