Gowar is an extinct indigenous language of Australia. The language was spoken on Moreton Island off the coast of modern-day Brisbane.[2]
| Gowar | |
|---|---|
| Ngugi | |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Ngugi, Quandamooka |
| Extinct | attested 1886[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | guwa1244 |
| AIATSIS[1] | E26 |
Other spellings are Goowar, Gooar, Guar, Gowr-burra; other names Ngugi (Mugee, Wogee, Gnoogee), Chunchiburri, Booroo-geen-merrie.
It may be related to the Durubalic languages (Bowern 2011) or (along with the Pimpama language) to the Bandjalangic languages (Jefferies 2011).