Madhi Madhi language
Appearance
Madhi-Madhi | |
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Region | New South Wales |
Ethnicity | Madhi Madhi |
Extinct | late 20th century |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dmd |
Glottolog | None |
AIATSIS[2] | D8 |
ELP | Mathi-Mathi |
Madhi-Madhi (Muthimuthi) is an Indigenous Australian language spoken by the Muthi Muthi Aboriginal people of New South Wales.
Luise Hercus[3] recorded a substantial amount of Muthi Muthi language from Jack Long whom she described as "the last Madimadi man". It was as a result of her statements that many linguists have recorded in error that the language became extinct when Long died.
Sources
- Hercus, L. A. "Three linguistic studies from far south western NSW", Aboriginal History, 1989; v. 13 no. 1-2.
References
- ^ R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development: v. 1 (Cambridge Language Surveys). Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-521-47378-1
- ^ D8 Madhi-Madhi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Hercus, p. 44-62.