Madhi Madhi dialect
Australian Aboriginal language
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Madhi-Madhi, also known as Muthimuthi or Madi Madi,[4] is an Indigenous Australian language spoken by the Muthi Muthi Aboriginal people of south-west New South Wales.[5] It is also known as Madhi Madhi, Madi Madi, Bakiin, Mataua, Matimati, Matthee matthee, Moorta Moorta, Mudhi Mudhi, Muthimuthi, Muti muti, Muttee Muttee, Madimadi, Mutte Mutte, or Madi madi.[6]
| Madhi-Madhi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | New South Wales |
| Ethnicity | Madhi Madhi |
| Extinct | late 20th century, with the death of Jack Long[1] |
| Revival | [2] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dmd |
| Glottolog | madh1244 |
| AIATSIS[3] | D8 |
| ELP | Mathi-Mathi |
Luise Hercus published in 1989 a substantial amount of Madhi Madhi language data recorded from Jack Long, whom she described as "the last Madimadi man" and the last speaker of the language.[1]
Phonology
Consonants
/t̪, n̪/ are heard as palatal [c, ɲ] when before front vowels.
Voicing among stops /p, k, t̪~c, t, ʈ/ as [b, ɡ, d̪~ɟ, d, ɖ] may also be heard in syllable-initial positions or when following nasal sounds.
/t̪/ can be lenited as [θ] when in intervocalic positions, and as [ð] in post-nasal, word-medial position.
Vowels
Vowels are heard as [ɪ, ɛ~ə, ɐ, ʊ] when in lax positions.
