Adithinngithigh was an Australian aboriginal language once spoken in Cape York in Queensland.
| Adithinngithigh | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Extinct | 18th-20th century AD? |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dth |
| Glottolog | None |
| AIATSIS[1] | Y229 |
| ELP | Adithinngithigh |
There has been some confusion over the name:
Given that Aditinngithigh and ‘Arritinngithigh’ seem to have been identified with only one estate each and the names are so similar, it might be tempting to consider their distinct spellings a mere artifact of the recording process, but the names are indeed distinct and moreover the relevant estate are noncontiguous and owned by different people.[2]
However, it is not clear how distinct the two varieties are.
References
edit- ^ Y229 Adithinngithigh at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Sutton, Peter (2001). "Talking language". In Simpson, Jane; Nash, David; Laughren, Mary; Austin, Peter; Alpher, Barry (eds.). Forty years on: Ken Hale and Australian languages. Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University. p. 459. doi:10.15144/PL-512.453. hdl:1885/146688. ISBN 978-0-85883-524-5.