Guwa language

Australian Aboriginal language of the Koa people, Queensland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Guwa, also spelt Goa, Koa, and other variants, is an extinct and nearly unattested Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland spoken by the Koa people. It was apparently close to Yanda.[3]

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Guwa
Goa
Native toAustralia
Region"Karna–Mari fringe", Queensland
EthnicityKoa people
Extinct(date missing)
Pama–Nyungan
Language codes
ISO 639-3xgw
Glottologguwa1242
AIATSIS[3]G9.1
ELPGuwa
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Phonology

Consonants

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Peripheral Laminal Apical
Labial Velar Dental Palatal Alveolar Retroflex
Plosive p k c t ʈ
Nasal m ŋ ɲ n ɳ
Rhotic ɾ ~ r
Lateral (l̪) ʎ l (ɭ)
Approximant w j ɻ
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  • Lateral sounds [l̪, ɭ] may have also been attested.

Vowels

Vowels are a three-vowel system /i, a, u/.[4]

References

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