Luthigh language

Luthigh
Pronunciation[lud̪uɣ]
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityLotiga, Tepiti, ?Unjadi
Extinct(date missing)
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3xpj (Mpalitjanh)
Glottologluth1234
AIATSIS[1]Y12 Luthigh, Y25 Mpalitjanh

Luthigh (also known as Luthig, Okara, Winduwinda, Uradhi, Teppathiggi or Ludhigh, pronounced [lud̪uɣ]) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the 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

Consonant phonemes[5]
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
Vowel phonemes[6]
Front Back
High i u
Low æ a

References

  1. ^ Y12 Luthigh at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
  2. ^ Crump, Desmond (16 November 2020). "Language of the Week: Week Twenty-Five - Luthigh". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ^ Ernst Kausen (2005). "Australische Sprachen". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Sharp, R. Lauriston (March 1939). "Tribes and Totemism in North-East Australia". Oceania. 9 (3): 254–275. doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1939.tb00232.x. JSTOR 40327744.
  5. ^ Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.10
  6. ^ Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.10


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