Arritinngithigh language
| Aritinngithigh | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Winduwinda |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rrt |
| Glottolog | arit1239 |
| AIATSIS[1] | Y34 Aritinngithigh, Y30 Ladamngid |
Aritinngithigh (Aritinngayth, Arraythinngith) is an Australian Aboriginal language once spoken in Cape York in Queensland.
Phonology
[edit]Consonant Phonemes
[edit]| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
| Plosive | p | k | c | t̪ | t | |
| Fricative | β | ɣ | ð | |||
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪ | n | |
| Post-trilled | tʳ | |||||
| Vibrant | r | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | l | ɻ | ||
Vowel Phonemes
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ʉ | u |
| Near-low | æ | ||
| Low | a | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Y34 Aritinngithigh at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.18
- ^ Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.18