Pakanha language

Pakanha
Native to	Australia
Region	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Coordinates	14°30′S 142°25′E / 14.500°S 142.417°E / -14.500; 142.417
Extinct	10 reported 1981 not reported since
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Paman North Cape York Wik Pakanha
Dialects	Western Ayapathu
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	paka1251
AIATSIS	Y64 Pakanh, Y181* Western Ayapathu
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Pakanha (Bakanha), or Ayabakan, is a nearly extinct Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. In 1981, there were 10 speakers of the language, originally spoken by the aboriginal Pakanha people in the central part of the Cape York Peninsula.

Pakanha has 5 vowel qualities:

Pakanha has 15 consonants:

The following is a sample of words from a comparative wordlist/topical index produced by Philip Hamilton. The Pakanha words are accompanied by corresponding words from the distantly related Uw Olkola and Uw Oykangand languages:

(P) = Pakanha, (Olk) = Uw Olkola, (Oyk) = Uw Oykangand.

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