Anguthimri (''Jupangati'', ''Angadimi'') is an
extinct
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Paman language formerly spoken on the
Cape York Peninsula
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of
Queensland
)
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, subdivision_name = Australia
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, established_ ...
,
Australia
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, by the
Anguthimri people who lived in the area from the mouth of the
Mission River
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north to
Pennefather River
The Pennefather River is a river located on the western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Far North Queensland, Australia.
Location and features
Formed by the confluence of a series of waterways including the Fish Creek in the Port ...
and west to
Duyfken Point
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Geography
Duyfken Point is on the western coast of Cape York ...
.
It is unknown when it became extinct.
History
The name ''Anguthimri'' is not a synonym of ''
Awngthim
Awngthim is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in Cape York in Queensland, Australia by the Winduwinda people. The Awngthim language region includes the areas around Weipa and the Cook Shire.
Name
The name ''Awngthim'' ...
'', though due to their similarity they have sometimes been confused. There were several groups speaking Anguthimri or similar dialects, including the Tjungundji, Yupungathi,
Mpakwithi, and Wimaranga.
The Yupungathi language region included the western side of Cape York between Janie Creek and the Pennefather River and
Weipa
Weipa () is a coastal mining town in the local government area of Weipa Town in Queensland. It is the largest town on the Cape York Peninsula. It exists because of the enormous bauxite deposits along the coast. The Port of Weipa is mainly involv ...
.
Tjungundji was traditionally spoken in the region of the Batavia River, Cullen Point, and Janie Creek; and then later, following removals, spoken in the
Northern Peninsula Area Region
The Northern Peninsula Area Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia, covering areas on the northwestern coast of Cape York Peninsula. It was created in March 2008 out of three Aboriginal Shires and two autonomous Isl ...
, near New Mapoon,
Injinoo
The Injinoo were an Indigenous Australian people of the Cape York Peninsula, and their name now applies to a tribal aggregation of remnants of various tribes of the Cape York Peninsula.
Country
The traditional lands of the Injinoo Community ext ...
, and Cowal Creek communities.
Phonology
The two dialects have the same sound inventory.
[Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.14]
Consonants
Vowels
References
Northern Paman languages
Extinct languages of Queensland
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