Aghu Tharrnggala language

Aghu Tharrnggala
Gogo Mini
Native to	Australia
Region	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Extinct	2006
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Paman Thaypan Aghu Tharrnggala
Writing system	unwritten
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: gtu  – Aghu-Tharnggala ggr  – Aghu Tharnggalu (deprecated)
Glottolog	aghu1254
AIATSIS [1]	Y65
ELP	Aghu-Tharnggala

Aghu Tharrnggala is an extinct Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Like several languages in the area, it is often referred to as Gogo Mini (Kuku-Mini) 'good speech'. Some sources treat Ikarranggali, and Alngula (Alungul) as synonyms. However, they are distinct languages. ^{[2] [1]}

Aghu Tharrnggala is demonstrably related to Kuku-Thaypan and Rarmul. The two may also have been related to Takalak, although there is insufficient information for this to be certain. ^[3]

Phonology

Consonants

The consonant phonemes of Aghu Tharrnggala are located in the chart below.

		Bilabial		Apical	Dental		Palatal		Velar
Nasal			m	n̺	n̪		ȵ			ŋ
Plosive		p͉		t̺͉			ȶ͉		k͉
Tense		p͈		t̺͈	t̪͈, t̪͉		ȶ͈		k͈
Trill				r̺
Approximant	Central			ɹ̺				j		w
	Lateral			l̺

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u
Close-mid	e		o
Mid		ə
Open	a

References

1. Y65 Aghu Tharrnggala at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
2. Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxii.
3. "| AIATSIS corporate website". aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 15 November 2025.

Bibliography

• Jolly, L. (1989). Aghu Tharrnggala, a language of the Princess Charlotte Bay region of Cape York Peninsula (BA honours thesis). University of Queensland.