Wakka Wakka | |
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Waga | |
Wakawaka | |
Region | Queensland |
Ethnicity | Wakka Wakka,Djakunda,Dalla (?Wulili, ?Baruŋgam) |
Extinct | 1965 |
Pama–Nyungan
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Dialects | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | wkw |
Glottolog | waka1274 |
AIATSIS[1] | E28 |
ELP | Waka-Waka |
Duungidjawu[2] | |
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TheWakka Wakka language, also speltWaga, orWakawaka, is an extinctPama–Nyungan language formerly spoken by theWakka Wakka people, anAboriginal Australian nation nearBrisbane, Australia.[3] Kaiabara/Gayabara, Nguwera/Ngoera, and Buyibara may be varieties or alternative names.
Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||
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Labial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
Plosive | b | ɡ | ɟ | d | |
Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n | |
Rhotic | r | ||||
Lateral | l | ||||
Approximant | w | j | ɻ |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i iː | u uː | |
Mid | ɛ ɛː | ɔ ɔː | |
Open | a aː |
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