| Nyawaygi | |
|---|---|
| Nywaigi, Geugagi, Njawigi, Nyawigi, Nawagi | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Nyawaygi |
| Extinct | 2009, with the death of Willie Seaton[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nyt |
| Glottolog | nyaw1247 |
| AIATSIS[2] | Y129 |
| ELP | Nyawaygi |
TheNyawaygi language, also speltNywaigi,Geugagi,Njawigi,Nyawigi orNawagi, is anextinctAustralian Aboriginal language that was spoken by theNyawaygi people inNorth Queensland, on the east coast ofAustralia. The Nyawaygi language region includes the landscape within theHinchinbrook Regional Council,Halifax Bay, andRollingstone.[3][4]
Nyawaygi has the smallest number of consonants, 12, of any Australian language. It has 7 conjugations,[clarification needed] 3 open and 4 closed, the latter including monosyllabic roots, and, in this regard, conserved a feature of proto-Pama–Nyungan lost from contiguous languages.[5]
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iiː | uuː | |
| Open | aaː |
Some words from the Nyawaygi language, as spelt and written by Nyawaygi authors include:[3]
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