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Kok Narr (Kok-Nar) is an extinct Paman language of the
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Country

Ancestral Koknar(Kwantari) territory is estimated to cover and extended from Galbraith Station and the northern bank of the lower
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inland to Old Koolatah, north to
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and the middle of the Nassau River.


Phonology


Consonants

* /ɻ/ may also be heard as a lateral in word-initial positions.


Vowels

* may be heard as an allophone of /i/ when after sounds /ɾ, r, j/.


References


Sources

* {{Pama–Nyungan languages, Paman Paman languages Extinct languages of Queensland