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. There are two dialects, Gurdjar proper (Gunggara), and Rip (Ngarap, Areba).RMW Dixon (2002), ''Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development'', p xxxii Kunggara is another name for one or the other.

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Kurtjar also has a diphthong /ua/.

References

{{Pama–Nyungan languages, Paman Paman languages Extinct languages of Queensland