Matngala language
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Matngele or Madngele is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Northern Territory spoken by the Madngella and Yunggor peoples.
Classification
Tryon (1974) classified Matngele with Kamu, and this is accepted by Dixon (2002) and Bowern (2011), though denied by Harvey (1990).[1]
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Mid | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | |
| Low | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
Consonants
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
| Stop | Voiceless | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | |
| Voiced | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ||
| Nasal | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ||
| Lateral | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ||||
| Rhotic | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ||||
| Semivowel | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ||||
Grammar
Matngele has only five simple verbs. These must be combined with coverbs in order to form complex verbs.
References
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External links
- Matngele at the Dalylanguages.org website.