| Marrgu | |
|---|---|
| Yaako | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Croker Island,Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Yaako |
| Extinct | 2003[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mhg |
| Glottolog | marg1251 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N45 |
| ELP | Marrgu |
 Marrgu language (purple arrow), among other non-Pama–Nyungan languages (grey) | |
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Marrgu (Marrku) is anextinct[3]Aboriginal language of northern Australia. Additional names includeAjokoot,Croker Island,Raffles Bay,Terrutong (Terutong),Yaako (Jaako, Yako).[1]
Marrgu had been assumed to be anIwaidjan language like its neighbours. However, Evans (2006) has produced evidence that it was alanguage isolate, with possible connection to the extinct and poorly attestedWurrugu.[2]
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
| Plosive | p | k | c | t̪ | t | ʈ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪ | n | ɳ |
| Approximant | w | ɣ | j | ɻ | ||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Flap | ɽ | |||||
| Lateral | (ʎ) | l | ɭ | |||
| Lateral flap | ɺ⟨ld⟩ | 𝼈⟨rld⟩ | ||||
Marrgu has the three-vowel (/a/,/i/,/u/) system typical of Iwaidjan languages (Evans 1998).
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Low | a | |
