Gowar is an extinct
indigenous language of Australia. The language was spoken on
Moreton Island off the coast of modern-day
Brisbane.
Other spellings are ''Goowar, Gooar, Guar, Gowr-burra''; other names ''Ngugi (Mugee, Wogee, Gnoogee), Chunchiburri, Booroo-geen-merrie.''
It may be related to the
Durubalic languages (Bowern 2011) or (along with the
Pimpama language
Pimpama is an indigenous language of Australia, possibly spurious (Davies, 2022), and if real, certainly extinct. The language was spoken on the coast near modern-day Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the state ...
) to the
Bandjalangic languages (Jefferies 2011).
References
Durubalic languages
Extinct languages of Queensland
Yugambeh–Bundjalung languages
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