Luthigh language

Extinct Australian Aboriginal language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Pronunciation[lud̪uɣ]
NativetoAustralia
EthnicityLotiga, Tepiti, ?Unjadi
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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
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Phonology

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Vowel phonemes[6]
Front Back
High i u
Low æ a
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