| Ngkoth | |
|---|---|
| Ŋkot̪ | |
| Pronunciation | [ŋkot̪] |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula,Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Trotj,Winduwinda |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | ngko1236 |
| AIATSIS[1] | Y36 |
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Ngkoth (Nggɔt, Nggoth, Ŋkot) is anextinctPaman language formerly spoken on theCape York Peninsula ofQueensland,Australia, by theWinduwinda. It is unknown when it became extinct.[2]
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrounded | Rounded | Rounded | |
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | ø | o |
| Near-open | æ | ||
| Open | a | ||
Ngkoth has 17consonants found in native words, and three consonants found only inloanwords:
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | Glottal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
| Plosive | p | k | c | t̪ | t | (ʔ) | |
| Fricatives | (β) | ɣ | (ð) | ||||
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪ | n | ||
| Post-trilled | tr̥ | ||||||
| Vibrant | r | ||||||
| Approximant | w | j | l | ɻ | |||
/tr̥/ is atrilled affricate.
/β,ð,ʔ/ are only found in loanwords.
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