Gkuthaarn language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
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Gkuthaarn, also rendered Kuthant, Kutanda and other variant spellings, is an extinct Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. It also known as Karundi/Garandi (and variant spellings), but the Garandi language may be a separate dialect.
| Gkuthaarn | |
|---|---|
| Kuthant | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Gkuthaarn |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xut |
| Glottolog | kuth1240 |
| AIATSIS[1] | G31 |
| ELP | Kuthant |
Norman Tindale also assigned the name Kareldi, but this is not confirmed by others.[2] Current sources refer to the Gkuthaarn people.[3][4]
Alternative names
- Tindale
- Kotanda, also spelt Kutanda, Goothanto[2]
- Karundi, also spelt Karunti, Kurandi, Ka-rantee, Karrandi, Karrandee, Gar-und-yih, thought to be derived from Karun-/Gooran, meaning scrublands people.[2]
However, according to Lauriston Sharp, Kotanda was also used for the now extinct Kalibamu, and Karandi/Garandi (AUSTLANG G32) was a different local group,[2] and AIATSIS agrees.[5]
- Other variants
Other variant spellings included in AUSTLANG are:[2]
- Karaldi
- Gudanda
- Gudhanda
- Gudhand
- Guandhar
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
- Kuthant has two diphthongs: /ia/ and /ua/.[6]
Some words
According to W.E. Armit, inspector of Native Police, these were some words of the "Karrandee tribe":[7]
- irruag (tame dog)
- nyet (father)
- mooruk (mother)
- morbuy (white man)