Ogh-Undjan (linguistics)
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| Ogh-Undjan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia | |
| Total speakers: | ? | |
| Language family: | Pama-Nyungan Paman Central Ogh-Undjan |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | aus | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | — | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
Ogh-Undjan (also Okunjan, Ogondyan) is an Australian Aboriginal language or dialect spoken on the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.
[edit] Classification
Ogh-Undjan is closely related to Oykangand, Olgolo, and Kawarrangg, and the four are sometimes considered to be dialects of a single language.
The following table gives the percentage of vocabulary that is shared between each dialect, based on a list of 100 basic words (Sommer 1970).
| Oykangand | 97% | 44% | 38% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olgolo | 43% | 38% | |
| Ogh-Undjan | 82% | ||
| Kawarrangg | |||
[edit] References
- Sommer, Bruce A. (Jan. 1970). "An Australian Language Without CV Syllables". International Journal of American Linguistics: 57–58.
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