Luthigh language
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| Luthigh | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Extinct | Unknown |
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None |
| linguist List | 08l |
Luthigh (pronounced lut̪iɣ) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Luthigh people. It is unknown when it went extinct.[1]
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[edit] Phonology
[edit] Consonant Phonemes
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | Glottal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Dental | Alveolar | ||
| Plosive | p | k | c | t̪ | t | ʔ |
| Fricatives | β | ɣ | ð | |||
| Nasals | m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪ | n | |
| Vibrant | r | |||||
| Approximants | w | j | l | |||
[edit] Vowel Phonemes
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Low | æ | a |
[edit] References
- ^ Ernst Kausen (2005). Australische Sprachen. http://homepages.fh-giessen.de/kausen/klassifikationen/Australisch.doc.
- ^ 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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