Ogh-Undjan (linguistics)
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Ogh-Undjan (also Okunjan, Ogondyan) is an Australian Aboriginal language or dialect spoken on the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.
Classification
Ogh-Undjan is closely related to Oykangand, Olgolo, and Kawarrangg, and the four are sometimes considered to be dialects of a single language.The following table gives the percentage of vocabulary that is shared between each dialect, based on a list of 100 basic words (Sommer 1970).
| Oykangand | 97% | 44% | 38% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olgolo | 43% | 38% | |
| Ogh-Undjan | 82% | ||
| Kawarrangg | |||
References
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