Luthigh language
| Luthigh | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [lud̪uɣ] |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Lotiga, Tepiti, ?Unjadi |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xpj (Mpalitjanh) |
| Glottolog | luth1234 |
| AIATSIS[1] | Y12 Luthigh, Y25 Mpalitjanh |
Luthigh (or Ludhigh, pronounced [lud̪uɣ]) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Luthigh people. It is unknown when it became extinct.[2] 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].[3]
Phonology
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 | |||
Vowel Phonemes
| 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)
- ^ Ernst Kausen (2005). "Australische Sprachen".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ 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.
- ^ 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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