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About the language and its speakers

Wurrugu is one of the Australian aboriginalPama–Nyungan languages. Wurrugu also belongs to the Iwaidjan family. According to Ethnologue, Wurrugu which was once spoken in the Coburg peninsula of the Northern Territory is now extinct.

Phonology

Wurrugu
Wurrugu
Popham Bay language
Region	Northern Territory, Australia
Extinct	Attested in the 19th century.
Language family	Iwaidjan Wurrugu–Marrgu Wurrugu; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wur

Consonant inventory

	Bilabial	Apico-alveolar	Apico-retroflex	Lamino-alveolar	Velar
Stop	b	d	ɖ	ƫ	k
Nasal	m	n	ɳ	ɲ	ŋ
Approximant	w		ɺ	y	Ɣ
Tap			ɽ
Trill		r
Lateral		l	ɭ	(ly)
Flapped lateral	Ǐ (ld)	˘ɭ (rld)

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Notes on the consonant inventory

Unlike Marrgu which belongs to the Iwaidjan family, Ilgar does not have any Lamino Dentals.
The consonant inventory given above is the one provided by Evans(1998). It is important to note that certain phonetic symbols that Evans uses might conflict with the standard IPA symbols.

For example :

Description	Symbol used by Evans	IPA symbol
Apico-retroflex approximant	ɹ	ɻ
Velar approximant	Ɣ	ɰ
Lamino-alveolar approximant	y	ɹ

Vowels

Evans(1998)briefly discusses vowels in his paper noting that Iwaidjan languages including Marrgu have a three vowel ( /a/, /i/, /u/) system typical of most Australian languages.

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 ==About the language and its speakers==
 Wurrugu is one of the Australian aboriginal[[Pama–Nyungan languages]]. Wurrugu also belongs to the [[Iwaidjan languages|Iwaidjan family]]. According to [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=wur Ethnologue], Wurrugu which was once spoken in the Coburg peninsula of the Northern Territory is now extinct.
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-|} <ref>Evans, Nicholas (1998). "Iwaidja mutation and its origins". In Anna Siewierska & Jae Jung Song. Case, Typology and Grammar: In honor of Barry J. Blake. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 115–149.  </ref>
+|} <ref>Evans, Nicholas (1998). "Iwaidja mutation and its origins". In Anna Siewierska & Jae Jung Song. Case, Typology and Grammar: In honor of Barry J. Blake. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 115–149.</ref>
 '''Notes on the consonant inventory'''
 * Unlike Marrgu which belongs to the Iwaidjan family, Ilgar does not have any Lamino Dentals.
 *
 * The consonant inventory given above is the one provided by Evans(1998). It is important to note that certain phonetic symbols that Evans uses might conflict with the standard IPA symbols.
 *
 For example :
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 =Vowels=
 Evans(1998)briefly discusses vowels in his paper noting that Iwaidjan languages including Marrgu have a three vowel ( /a/, /i/, /u/) system typical of most Australian languages.
 =Further reading=
 Evans, N. (1996). First and last notes on Wurrugu. University of Melbourne Working Papers in Linguistics , 16, 91-98.
 ==References==
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