Uradhi language

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Uradhi
Spoken in:	Queensland, Australia
Total speakers:	2 (1981)
Language family:	Pama-Nyungan  Paman   Northern Paman    Uradhi
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	aus
ISO 639-3:	either: urf – Uradhi amz – Atampaya
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Uradhi is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland.

Contents 1 Phonology 1.1 Vowels 1.2 Consonants 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Phonology

[edit] Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid		ə
Low		a

[edit] Consonants

	Peripheral		Laminal		Apical
	Bilabial	Velar	Palatal	Dental	Alveolar	Retroflex
Stop	p	k	c	t̪	t
Fricative	β	ɣ		ð
Nasal	m	ŋ	ɲ	n̪	n
Lateral					l
Rhotic					r	ɻ
Semivowel	w		j

[edit] References

• Crowley, T (1983). "Uradhi", in Dixon, R. M. W. and Blake, B. J.: Handbook of Australian languages, Vol. 3, Canberra and Amsterdam: Australian National University Press and John Benjamins, 306–428. 
• Hale, Kenneth L. (1976). "Phonological developments in a Northern Paman language: Uradhi", in Sutton, P.: Languages of Cape York. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 41–49. 

[edit] External links

• Ethnologue report for language code:urf