ISO 639-3 mhg AIATSIS N45 | Glottolog marg1251 | |
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Region Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia Extinct 1 speaker reported in 2000; 2 reported to partly understand it in 2008 Language family Marrku–Wurrugu?
Marrgu | ||
Marrgu (Marrku) is a recently extinct Aboriginal language of Northern Australia. Additional names include Ajokoot, Croker Island, Raffles Bay, Terrutong (Terutong), Yaako (Jaako, Yako).
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Classification
Marrgu had been assumed to be an Iwaidjan language like its neighbors. However, Evans (2006) has produced evidence that it was a language isolate, with possible connection to the extinct and poorly attested Wurrugu.
Vowels
Marrgu had the three-vowel ( /a/, /i/, /u/) system typical of Iwaidjan languages (Evans 1998).
References
Marrgu language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA