Ilgar | |
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Garig | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory |
Extinct | 2003 |
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Glottolog | gari1253 |
AIATSIS |
N184* Ilgar, N188* Garig |
Ilgar, also known as Garig-Ilgar after its two dialects, is an Iwaidjan language spoken in the mainland of Cobourg Peninsula, around Port Essington, Northern Territory.
Unlike many Australian languages, Ilgar does not have lamino-alveolars.
Evans(1998) briefly discusses vowels in his paper noting that Iwaidjan languages including Ilgar have a three vowel ( /a/, /i/, /u/) system typical of most Australian languages.