Yinwum is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Yinwum people. It is unknown when it became extinct, but it was no longer spoken by the 1960s. Historically, it underwent some unusual phonological changes that are difficult to classify and understand in phonetic terms.
Phonology Consonants
+Consonants of YinwumKenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.12 Peripheral Laminal Apical Bilabial Velar Palatal Dental Alveolar Retroflex Nasal m ŋ ɲ n̪ n Prenasalised stop ⁿp ⁿk ⁿc ⁿt̪ ⁿt ⁿtʳ Plosive p k c t̪ t tʳ Fricative β ɣ ð Vibrant r Approximant w j l ɻ and are post-trilled consonants (trilled affricates).
Vowels +Vowels of Yinwum Front Back High i u Mid e Low a
References