| Kukatj | |
|---|---|
| Gugadj | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula,Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Kukatj,Kalibamu |
| Extinct | late 20th century |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ggd |
| Glottolog | guga1239 |
| AIATSIS[1] | G28,G27 |
| ELP | Kukatj |
Kukatj, also renderedGugadj, is an extinctPaman language of theCape York Peninsula,Queensland,Australia. The nameKalibamu has also been assigned to it, although this may be a separate dialect.[2][3] It is spoken by theKukatj people. A single speaker was last recorded in 1975.
It has also been referred to asKukatja, but this is not to be confused with theKukatja Western Desert Language spoken south ofBalgo, Western Australia, or theLuritja dialect of the Western Desert Language, spoken in theNorthern Territory also referred to as Kukatja by some.
Other synonyms for Kukatj areMarago,Gudadj,Gudadji,Gugady,Gugatj,Kokatj,Kukatji,Kukatyi, andKonggada.[2]
AIATSIS assigns a separate code to Kalibamu (G27), with the synonyms Kukatj,Galimbamu,Galibamu,Golbiri, andKotanda, although its status is listed as "unconfirmed" as of December 2024[update]. It says that while Galibamu is reported as a separate dialect byCapell (1963) andTindale,Breen (2006) says that Galibamu appears to be the same as what he calls Kukatj.[4]
It was spoken by theKalibamu people.
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
| Plosive | p | k | t̪ | c | t | (ʈ) | |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | n̪ | ɲ | n | (ɳ) | |
| Rhotic | trill | r | |||||
| tap | ɾ | ||||||
| Lateral | l | (ɭ) | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ɻ | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i,iː | u,uː | |
| Mid | (ə) | ||
| Open | a,aː |
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