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Ndwa'ngith language

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Ndwa'ngith
(undocumented)
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
Extinct(date missing)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone
AIATSIS[1]Y205

Ndwa'ngith was apparently an Australian language once spoken in the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland. It is undocumented, without even word lists to record it.[2]

Sutton (2001) distinguishes Ndwa'ngith from the similar-sounding Northern Paman languages Ndra'ngith, Ndrangith, and Ntrwa'ngayth.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Y205 Ndwa'ngith at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ a b "Y205: Ndwa'ngith". Australian Indigenous Languages Database. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.