- Gaagudju language
language
name=Gaagudju
region=Northern Territory
extinct=May2002 whenBig Bill Neidjie died
familycolor=Australian
fam1=Arnhem Land languages
iso2=aus|iso3=gbuGaagudju (also spelt Gagadu and Kakadu) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in
Arnhem Land , northernAustralia , in the environs ofKakadu National Park . Its last speaker,Big Bill Neidjie , died on23 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]
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