Gaagudju language

language
name=Gaagudju
region=Northern Territory
extinct=May 2002 when Big Bill Neidjie died
familycolor=Australian
fam1=Arnhem Land languages
iso2=aus|iso3=gbu

Gaagudju (also spelt Gagadu and Kakadu) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in Arnhem Land, northern Australia, in the environs of Kakadu National Park. Its last speaker, Big Bill Neidjie, died on 23 May 2002.

Classification

Gaagudju has traditionally been classified with the Gunwinyguan languages. In 1997, however, In 1997 Nicholas Evans proposed an Arnhem Land family that includes Gaagudju.

Phonology

Vowels

Consonants

References

*cite book |last=Harvey |first=Mark |year=2002 |title=A Grammar of Gaagudju |publisher=Walter de Gruyter

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=gbu Ethnologue report for language code:gbu]