Guwar language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gowar |
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|---|---|
| Ngugi | |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Ngugi, Quandamooka |
| Extinct | attested 1886aiatsis |
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
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| AIATSIS | E26 |
Gowar is an extinct indigenous language of Australia. The language was spoken on Moreton Island off the coast of modern-day Brisbane.
Other spellings are Goowar, Gooar, Guar, Gowr-burra; other names Ngugi (Mugee, Wogee, Gnoogee), Chunchiburri, Booroo-geen-merrie.
It may be related to the Durubalic languages (Bowern 2011) or (along with the Pimpama language) to the Bandjalangic languages (Jefferies 2011).
See also
In Spanish: Idioma gowar para niños
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