Alngith dialect
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.[3] Phonologically, this language variety is very similar to the related variety Linngithigh, the only difference being that this language has the process of metathesis whereas Linngithigh does not.[4]
| Alngith | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | [[]], Winduwinda |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aid |
| Glottolog | alng1239[1] |
| AIATSIS[2] | Y32 |
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Alngith". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Y32 Alngith at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Alngith dialect at Ethnologue (20th ed., 2017)
- Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.12-13
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