Alngith is an
extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the
Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth’s last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupació ...
of
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
,
Australia, 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.
Phonologically
Phonology is the branch of linguistics that studies how languages or dialects systematically organize their sounds or, for sign languages, their constituent parts of signs. The term can also refer specifically to the sound or sign system of a ...
, 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
Linngithigh (Liningitij) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Pen ...
, 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]
References
Northern Paman languages
Extinct languages of Queensland
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