Linngithigh (linguistics)
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| Linngithigh | ||
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| Spoken in: | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia | |
| Language extinction: | ? | |
| Language family: | Pama-Nyungan Paman Northern Anguthimri Linngithigh |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | aus | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | lnj | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
Linngithigh (also spelled Linngithig, Leningitij) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal dialect formerly spoken on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.
[edit] Classification
Ethnologue (2006) treats Linngithigh as a distinct language. R. M. W. Dixon (2002) regards Linngithigh as a dialect of Anguthimri.
[edit] References
- Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Hale, Kenneth L. (1966). “Linngithigh”, O'Grady, G. N., Voegelin, C. F. and Voegelin, F. M.: Languages of the world: Indo-Pacific Fascicle 6, 176–197.
