Luthigh language
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.[3] 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].[4]
| Luthigh | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [lud̪uɣ] |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Lotiga, Tepiti, ?Unjadi |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xpj (Mpalitjanh) |
| Glottolog | luth1234[1] |
| AIATSIS[2] | Y12 Luthigh, Y25 Mpalitjanh |
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 | |||
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Luthigh". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- 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 requires
|journal=(help) - Sharp, R. Lauriston (March 1939). "Tribes and Totemism in North-East Australia". Oceania. 9 (3): 254–275. JSTOR 40327744.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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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