Gaagudju leid
Gaagudju (an aa spelt Gagadu, Gaguju, an Kakadu) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal leid umwhile spoken in Arnhem Land, northren Australie, in the environs o Kakadu National Park. Its last speaker, Big Bill Neidjie, dee'd on 23 Mey 2002.
Classification[eedit | eedit soorce]
Gaagudju haes traditionally been classified wi the Gunwinyguan leid. Housomeivver, in 1997 Nicholas Evans proposed an Arnhem Land family that includes Gaagudju.
Phonology[eedit | eedit soorce]
Vouels[eedit | eedit soorce]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː |
| Mid | e eː | o oː |
| Low | a aː | |
Consonants[eedit | eedit soorce]
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
| Stop | p | k | c | t | ʈ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n | ɳ |
| Lateral | ʎ | l | ɭ | ||
| Rhotic | r | ɻ | |||
| Semivowel | w | j | |||
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Harvey, Mark (2002). A Grammar of Gaagudju. Walter de Gruyter.