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Linngithigh dialect

Linngithigh (Liningitij) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Linngithigh people. It is very similar phonologically to the closely related Alngith.

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Linngithigh
Liningitij
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityLinngithigh, Winduwinda
Extinct"several years" before 19831
Language codes
ISO 639-3lnj
Glottologleni1238
AIATSIS2Y26
ELPLinngithigh

Linngithigh (Liningitij) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Linngithigh people. It is very similar phonologically to the closely related Alngith.3

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References

  1. Linngithigh at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Y26 Linngithigh at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.12-13