Alngith is an

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

Paman language formerly spoken on the

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, by the

Alngith people Alngith is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Alngith people. Its date of extinction is unknown. Phonologically, this language variety is very similar to the related variety L ...

. Its date of extinction is unknown.

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, this language variety is very similar to the related variety

Linngithigh Linngithigh (Liningitij) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Linngithigh people. It is very similar phonologically to the closely related Alngith Alngith is an extinct ...

, the only difference being that this language has the process of metathesis whereas Linngithigh does not.Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.12-13

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Northern Paman languages Extinct languages of Queensland {{ia-lang-stub