• Source: Marrgu language

Marrgu (Marrku) is a recently extinct Aboriginal language of northern Australia. Additional names include Ajokoot, Croker Island, Raffles Bay, Terrutong (Terutong), Yaako (Jaako, Yako).




Classification


Marrgu had been assumed to be an Iwaidjan language like its neighbours. However, Evans (2006) has produced evidence that it was a language isolate, with possible connection to the extinct and poorly attested Wurrugu. This connection however is merely theoretical.




Phonology






= Consonant inventory

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= Vowels

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Marrgu has the three-vowel (/a/, /i/, /u/) system typical of Iwaidjan languages (Evans 1998).




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Marrgu language
• MHG
• List of language families
• Marrku–Wurrugu languages
• List of Australian Aboriginal languages
• Manangkari language
• Iwaidjan languages
• List of extinct languages of Oceania
• Australian Aboriginal languages
• Croker Island