Luthigh language

Luthigh
Luthigh
Pronunciation	[lud̪uɣ]
Native to	Australia
Region	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Ethnicity	Lotiga, Tepiti, ?Unjadi
Extinct	(date missing)
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Paman North Cape York Northern Luthigh; ; ; ;
Dialects	Mpalitjanh;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xpj (Mpalitjanh)
Glottolog	luth1234
AIATSIS	Y12 Luthigh, Y25 Mpalitjanh

Luthigh (also known as Luthig, Okara, Winduwinda, Uradhi, Teppathiggi or Ludhigh, pronounced [lud̪uɣ]) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Luthigh people.^[2] It is unknown when it became extinct.^[3] It constitutes a single language with Mpalitjanh. According to Sharp (1939), the neighboring Unjadi language differed only marginally from that spoken by the Okara [Luthigh].^[4]

Phonology

Consonant phonemes^[5]
	Peripheral		Laminal		Apical	Glottal
	Bilabial	Velar	Palatal	Dental	Alveolar	Glottal
Plosives	p	k	c	t̪	t	ʔ
Fricatives	β	ɣ		ð
Nasals	m	ŋ	ɲ	n̪	n
Vibrant					r
Approximants	w		j		l

Vowel phonemes^[6]
	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)
^ Crump, Desmond (16 November 2020). "Language of the Week: Week Twenty-Five - Luthigh". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ Ernst Kausen (2005). "Australische Sprachen". Retrieved 24 December 2024.
^ 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

[AIATSIS-1] Y12 Luthigh at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)

[2] Crump, Desmond (16 November 2020). "Language of the Week: Week Twenty-Five - Luthigh". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[3] Ernst Kausen (2005). "Australische Sprachen". Retrieved 24 December 2024.

[4] 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.

[5] Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.10

[6] Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.10

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