Luthigh language
| Luthigh | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xpj (Mpalitjanh) |
| Glottolog | luth1234 |
| AIATSIS[1] | Y12 Luthigh, Y25 Mpalitjanh |
Luthigh (also known as Luthig, Okara, Winduwinda, Uradhi, Teppathiggi or Ludhigh, pronounced Luthigh people.[2] It is unknown when it became extinct.[3] It constitutes a single language with Mpalitjanh. According to Sharp (1939), the neighboring Unjadi (Unyadi) language differed only marginally from that spoken by the Okara [Luthigh].[4]
Phonology
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | Glottal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Dental | Alveolar | ||
| Plosives | p | k | c | t̪
|
t
|
ʔ |
| Fricatives | β | ɣ | ð | |||
Nasals
|
m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪
|
n
|
|
Vibrant
|
r
|
|||||
| Approximants | w | j | l
|
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| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
High
|
i | u |
Low
|
æ | a |
References
- ^ Y12 Luthigh at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ Crump, Desmond (16 November 2020). "Language of the Week: Week Twenty-Five - Luthigh". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Ernst Kausen (2005). "Australische Sprachen".
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- ^ Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.10
- ^ Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.10
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