Yitha-Yitha is a moribund language of southern South Australia spoken by the Yitha Yitha people. The language was studied in the 1980s. Yita Yita has many monosyllabic words, consonant finals and consonant clusters. Many Yita Yita place names include the words tin meaning foot, and cabul meaning leg.
| Yitha-Yitha | |
|---|---|
| Lower Darling–Lower Lachlan | |
| Region | South Australia |
| Ethnicity | Yitha Yitha, Dadi Dadi |
Native speakers | 10 (2005, Dadi Dadi)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:xth – Yitha Yithadda – Dadi Dadi |
| Glottolog | lowe1403 |
| AIATSIS[1] | D7 Yitha Yitha, S28 Dadi Dadi |
| ELP | Yitha-Yitha |
| Dadi Dadi[2] | |
 Jitajita traditional lands | |
References
edit- ^ a b D7 Yitha Yitha at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Dadi Dadi.
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