Guwa language

Guwa, also spelt Goa, Koa, and other variants, is an extinct and nearly unattested Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland spoken by the Koa people. It was apparently close to Yanda.

Dialects

Guwa had a western and eastern dialect differentiation.

Phonology

Based on the available data and other languages of the region, the following phoneme inventory can be determined.

Consonants

• There is some doubt to the presence of laterals [l̪, É­].

Vowels

Guwa has a three-vowel system /i, a, u/.

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