Yitha Yitha language

Yitha-Yitha is a moribund language of southern New South Wales spoken by the Yitha Yitha people. The language was studied in the 1980s. Yita Yita has many monosyllabic words, consonant finals and consonant clusters. Many Yita Yita place names include the words tin meaning foot, and cabul meaning leg.

RegionNew South Wales

EthnicityYitha Yitha, Dadi Dadi

Native speakers

10 (2005, Dadi Dadi)^[1]

Language family

Pama–Nyungan

• Lower Murray
  • Yitha-Yitha

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Yitha-Yitha
Lower Darling–Lower Lachlan
Region	New South Wales
Ethnicity	Yitha Yitha, Dadi Dadi
Native speakers	10 (2005, Dadi Dadi)[1]
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Lower Murray Yitha-Yitha
Dialects	Yitha-Yitha Dardi-Dardi (Tati-Tati, Ta-tati)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: xth – Yitha Yitha dda – Dadi Dadi
Glottolog	lowe1403
AIATSIS[1]	D7 Yitha Yitha, S28 Dadi Dadi
ELP	Yitha-Yitha
	Dadi Dadi
Jitajita traditional lands

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