Anguthimri language

Anguthimri is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Anguthimri people. It is unknown when it became extinct.[4]

Anguthimri
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityTjungundji, Jupangati (Wimaranga), Winduwinda, etc.
Extinct(date missing)
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
aid  Alngith
lnj  Linngithigh
awg  Mpakwithi (Anguthimri proper)
tjj  Tjungundji
Glottologangu1243  Anguthimri-Yangathimri-Yuputhimri[1]
leni1237  Linngithigh-Alngith[2]
AIATSIS[3]Y20 Anguthimri, Y26 Linngithigh, Y19 Yupangathi, Y14 Tjungundji, Y27 Ndra'ngith, Y32 Alnith
(plus Awngthim)

Name

The name Anguthimri is not a synonym of Awngthim, though due to their similarity they have sometimes been confused.[5]

Phonology

The two dialects have the same sound inventory.[6]

Consonants

Peripheral Laminal Apical Glottal
Bilabial Velar Palatal Dental Alveolar Retroflex
Plosive p k c t ʔ
Fricatives β ɣ ð
Nasals m ŋ ɲ n
Post-trilled
Vibrant r
Approximants w j l ɻ

Vowels

Front Back
High i u
Mid æ o
Low a

References

  1. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Anguthimri-Yangathimri-Yuputhimri". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Linngithigh-Alngith". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. Y20 Anguthimri at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
  4. Ernst Kausen (2005). "Australische Sprachen". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.14


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.