Kukatj

The Kukatj were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. They are to be distinguished from the Kukatja, either the Northern Territory Loritja or the Western Australian Gugadja.

See also: Gugadj language

Country

In Norman Tindale's estimation, the Kukatja held about 2,200 square miles (5,700 km2) of tribal land. Their eastward extension, from Inverleigh reached the Flinders River, and running northwards from the area of the Donor Hills up to the Gulf of Carpentaria.[1]

Alternative names
  • Kukatji
  • Gugadji
  • Konggada. (language name)[1]

Notes

    Sounds
    Consonant phonemes[2]
    Bilabial Apico-alveolar Apico-postalveolar Lamino-alveolar Velar
    Plosive p t ʈ c k
    Nasal m n ɳ ɲ ŋ
    Trill r ɽ
    Lateral l ɭ
    Approximant w y

    Vowel inventory [2]

    i, i:u , u:
    a, a:
    gollark: ++remind 20h run marriages
    gollark: Wait, silly me, I can use the python interface.
    gollark: I may need an actual interface for this immune to SQL injection.
    gollark: ++magic sql insert into marriages (e1, e2, information, married_at) VALUES ('<@160279332454006795>', 'the concept of this marriage being invalid', 'probably a paradox', 1605567442)
    gollark: ++magic sql insert into marriages (e1, e2, information, married_at) VALUES ('<@160279332454006795>', 'the concept of this marriage being invalid, 'probably a paradox', 1605567442)

    References
    1. Tindale 1974, p. 178.
    2. Hansen, Kenneth C.; Hansen, Lesley E. (1978). The core of Pintupi grammar. Alice Springs, NT, Australia: Institute for Aboriginal Development.

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