Anguthimri language
| Anguthimri | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:aid – Alngithlnj – Linngithighawg – Mpakwithi (Anguthimri proper) |
| Glottolog | angu1240 Anguthimrialng1239 Alngithleni1238 Liningitij |
| AIATSIS[1] | Y20, Y26, Y19, Y14, Y27 |
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 went extinct.[2]
Name
The name Anguthimri is not a synonym of Awngthim, though due to their similarity they have sometimes been confused.[3]
Phonology
The two dialects have the same sound inventory.[4]
Consonants
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | Glottal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
| Plosive | p | k | c | t̪ | t | ʔ | |
| Fricatives | β | ɣ | ð | ||||
| Nasals | m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪ | n | ||
| Post-trilled | tʳ | ||||||
| Vibrant | r | ||||||
| Approximants | w | j | l | ɻ | |||
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid | æ | o |
| Low | a | |
References
- ^ Y20 Anguthimri 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".
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- ^ Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.14
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