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.[2] 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].[3]

Luthigh
Pronunciation[lud̪uɣ]
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityLotiga, Tepiti, ?Unjadi
Extinct(date missing)
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3xpj (Mpalitjanh)
Glottologluth1234
AIATSIS[1]Y12 Luthigh, Y25 Mpalitjanh

Phonology

Consonant Phonemes

[4]

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

Vowel Phonemes

[5]

Front Back
High i u
Low æ a

References
  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. Ernst Kausen (2005). "Australische Sprachen". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 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.
  4. Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.10
  5. Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.10


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