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Extinct Australian Aboriginal language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2]
Awngthim | |
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Native to | Australia |
Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
Ethnicity | Winduwinda |
Extinct | (date missing) |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gwm |
Glottolog | awng1245 |
AIATSIS[1] | Y185 Awngthim (cover term), Y31 Mamngayt, Y27 Ntrwa'angayth, Y24 Thyanngayth |
ELP | Awngthim |
The name Awngthim is not a synonym of Anguthimri, though due to their similarity they have sometimes been confused.[3]
Hale (1964) treats Awngthim as a cover term for dialects Ntrwa'ngayth /ntʳwaʔŋajt̪/, Thyanhngayth /t̪jan̪ŋajt̪/, and Mamngayth /mamŋajt̪/.[4] -Ngayth is a suffix common to many tribal names of the area. These are the Ntrwa'a, Thyanh, and Mam dialects.
The Ndrangith and Ndra'ngith languages have been confused with Ntrwa'ngayth.
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