Wakka Wakka Language
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The Wakka Wakka language, also spelt Waga, or Wakawaka, is an extinct Pama–Nyungan language formerly spoken by the Wakka Wakka people, an
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, Australia.Waka Waka
- ATSIDA Kaiabara/Gayabara, Nguwera/Ngoera, and Buyibara may be varieties or alternative names.


Phonology


Consonants

* /l/ may occasionally be velarized as « * /l/ may also exist in the sequence /-lj-/, however; it is not realized as a palatal lateral sound Ž


Vowels


References

* Waka–Kabic languages Extinct languages of Queensland Extinct languages {{ia-lang-stub