Pitta Pitta language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
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Pitta Pitta (also known by several other names and spellings) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language. It was spoken around Boulia, Queensland.[4]
RegionQueensland
EthnicityPitapita, Ringaringa, Rakkaia, Karanya, Kungkalenja, Maiawali
Native speakers
(3 cited 1979)[1]likely extinct
| Pitta Pitta | |
|---|---|
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Pitapita, Ringaringa, Rakkaia, Karanya, Kungkalenja, Maiawali |
Native speakers | (3 cited 1979)[1] likely extinct |
| Dialects |
|
| Pitha Pitha Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pit – inclusive codeIndividual code: yxa – Mayawali (Maiawali) |
| Glottolog | pitt1247 Pitta Pitta |
| AIATSIS[3] | G6 Pitta Pitta (other dialects listed from here) |
| ELP | Pitta-Pitta |
Status
Phonology
Vocabulary
Below is a basic vocabulary list from Blake (1981).[6]
English Pitta-Pitta man karna woman parratya mother ngamari father yapiri head karti eye miyi nose milya ear ngarra mouth parla tongue ṯarli tooth mirlka hand mara breast kaputyu stomach ngampa urine purra faeces kuna thigh marla foot ṯina bone pirna blood kimpa dog piyawarli snake kaṯi kangaroo kulipila possum ṯinapali fish kupi spider kupu mosquito kuṉṯi emu warrukatyi eaglehawk kurriṯala crow wakiri sun warlka moon tyangi star tyinpi stone tipu water ngapu camp ngurra fire maka smoke kuṯu food yaṉṯurru meat kaṯi stand ṯarrka sit ṉangka see ṉatyi go karnta get marri hit piṯi I ngantya you inpa one ngururu two parrkula
Pituri
The name pituri for the leaves chewed as a stimulant by traditional Aboriginal people has been claimed to be derived from the Pitta Pitta word pijiri.[7][8] though Walter Roth pointed out in 1897 that the word 'pituri', thus pronounced, was the term used by the neighbouring Yurlayurlanya people, and added that the Pitta Pitta people called it "tarembola".[9]
Sign language
The Pitta Pitta had well-developed a signed form of their language.[10]