Ngkoth (Nggɔt, Nggoth, Ŋkot) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the

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, Australia, by the

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. It is unknown when it became extinct.

Phonology

Vowels

Ngkoth has seven

vowel A vowel is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. Vowels are one of the two principal classes of speech sounds, the other being the consonant. Vowels vary in quality, in loudness and also in quantity (leng ...

Consonants

Ngkoth has 17

consonant In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are and pronounced with the lips; and pronounced with the front of the tongue; and pronounced wi ...

s found in native words, and three consonants found only in

loanword A loanword (also loan word or loan-word) is a word at least partly assimilated from one language (the donor language) into another language. This is in contrast to cognates, which are words in two or more languages that are similar because t ...

s: is a

trilled affricate Trilled affricates, also known as post-trilled consonants, are consonants which begin as a stop and have a trill release. These consonants are reported to exist in some Northern Paman languages in Australia, as well as in some Chapacuran langu ...

. are only found in loanwords.

References

Northern Paman languages Extinct languages of Queensland {{ia-lang-stub