Ngkoth language

Ngkoth (Nggɔt, Nggoth, Ŋkot) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Winduwinda. It is unknown when it became extinct.^[2]

Ngkoth
Ŋkot̪
Pronunciation	[ŋkot̪]
Native to	Australia
Region	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Ethnicity	Trotj, Winduwinda
Extinct	(date missing)
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Paman North Cape York Northern Ngkoth
Dialects	Tootj (Kauwala) Ngaawangati (Ungauwangati)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	ngko1236
AIATSIS[1]	Y36
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Phonology

Vowels

Ngkoth has seven vowels:^[3]

	Front		Back
	Unrounded	Rounded	Rounded
Close	i		u
Close-mid	e	ø	o
Near-open	æ
Open	a

Consonants

Ngkoth has 17 consonants found in native words, and three consonants found only in loanwords:

	Peripheral		Laminal		Apical		Glottal
	Bilabial	Velar	Palatal	Dental	Alveolar	Retroflex
Plosive	p	k	c	t̪	t		(ʔ)
Fricatives	(β)	ɣ		(ð)
Nasal	m	ŋ	ɲ	n̪	n
Post-trilled					tr̥
Vibrant					r
Approximant	w		j		l	ɻ

/tr̥/ is a trilled affricate.

/β, ð, ʔ/ are only found in loanwords.