| Garig–Ilgar | |
|---|---|
| Garig, Ilgar | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cobourg Peninsula,Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Ilgar,Gaari |
| Extinct | 2003[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ilg |
| Glottolog | gari1253 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N184 Ilgar,N188 Garig |
| ELP | Ilgar |
Ilgar, also known asGarig-Ilgar after its two dialects, is an extinctIwaidjan language spoken in the mainland ofCobourg Peninsula, aroundPort Essington,Northern Territory.
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
| Plosive | p | k | c | t | ʈ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n | ɳ |
| Approximant | w | ɣ | j | ɻ | |
| Trill | r | ||||
| Flap | ɽ | ||||
| Lateral | (ʎ) | l | ɭ | ||
| Lateral flap | ɺ⟨ld⟩ | 𝼈⟨rld⟩ | |||
Unlike many Australian languages, Ilgar does not havelamino-alveolars.
Evans (1998) briefly discusses vowels in his paper noting that Iwaidjan languages including Ilgar have a three vowel (/a/, /i/, /u/) system typical of most Australian languages.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Low | a | |