Luthigh (or Ludhigh, pronounced ) 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
Luthigh people. It is unknown when it became extinct. It constitutes a single language with
Mpalitjanh
Mpalityan (Mpalitjanh) is an Australian language once spoken in the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivisio ...
. According to Sharp (1939), the neighboring
Unjadi (Unyadi) language differed only marginally from that spoken by the ''Okara''
uthigh
Phonology
Consonant Phonemes
Vowel Phonemes
[Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.10]
References
Northern Paman languages
Extinct languages of Queensland
Indigenous Australian languages in Queensland
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