| Gurdjar | |
|---|---|
| Kurtjar | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula,Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Kunggara (Kurtjar),Araba |
| Extinct | after 2007[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:gdj – Gurdjaraea – Areba |
| Glottolog | ribg1235 |
| AIATSIS[2] | G33 Kurtjar,Y107 Areba |
| ELP | |
| Ariba | |
Kurtjar is classified as Extinct according to theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger [3] | |
Gurdjar (Kurtjar) is aPaman language of theCape York Peninsula,Queensland,Australia. There are two dialects, Gurdjar proper (Gunggara, Kunggara[2]), and Rip (Ngarap, Areba).[4] According to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, the language is classified as extinct.
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p | t̪ | t | c | k | |
| Nasal | m | n̪ | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Fricative | β | ð | ɣ | |||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Flap | ɾ | ɻ~ɽ | ||||
| Approximant | w | l | j |
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||
| Non-low | iiː | øøː | ɨɨː | uuː |
| Low | aaː | |||
Kurtjar also has a diphthong /ua/.[5]