Marrgu (Marrku) is a recently extinct[citation needed] Aboriginal language of northern Australia. Additional names include Ajokoot, Croker Island, Raffles Bay, Terrutong (Terutong), Yaako (Jaako, Yako).[1]
| Marrgu | |
|---|---|
| Yaako, Ajokoot, Croker Island, Raffles Bay, Terrutong, Terutong | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Croker Island, Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Yaako |
Native speakers | 1 (2000);[1] 2 partial understanders (2008)[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mhg |
| Glottolog | marg1251 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N45 |
| ELP | Marrgu |
 Marrgu language (purple arrow), among other non-Pama–Nyungan languages (grey) | |
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Classification
Marrgu had been assumed to be an Iwaidjan language like its neighbours. However, Evans (2006) has produced evidence that it was a language isolate,[2] with possible connection to the extinct and poorly attested Wurrugu. This connection however is merely theoretical.[clarification needed]
Phonology
Consonant inventory
Vowels
Marrgu has the three-vowel (/a/, /i/, /u/) system typical of Iwaidjan languages (Evans 1998).
References
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