Andjingith 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 ...

Australian Aboriginal language The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...

once spoken in Cape York in

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 , established_ ...

. The traditional language area of Andjingith includes the Aurukun Community Council and the

Cook Shire The Shire of Cook (The Shire) is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Shire covers most of the eastern and central parts of Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly section of the Australian mainland. It covers an area ...

Classification

Andjingith may also be known by the following names: Anjingid, Andjingid, Andjingith, Adyingid. Tindale (1974) says that

Winduwinda The Winduwinda were an indigenous Australian people of Queensland. Name The name Winduwinda, like that of the Wik-Mungkan people, Wik-Munkan, is used to refer to either to a single tribe or an aggregation of approximately 12 tribes. Languages La ...

is a cover term for twelve or more small groups each with a name terminating in '-ngit'. This suggests that Andjingith might be a Winduwinda group name, despite Tindale not listing it.

References

{{Pama–Nyungan languages, Paman Northern Paman languages Extinct languages of Queensland