Awngthim language

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Not to be confused with Anguthimri language.
Awngthim
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
Ethnicity, Winduwinda
Extinct(date missing)
Dialects
  • Mamngayt (Mamangathi)
  • Ntrwa'ngayth (Ndraangidh)
  • Thyanngayth
Language codes
ISO 639-3gwm
Glottologawng1245
AIATSIS[1]Y31 Awngthim (cover term), Y39 Ntrwa'angayth
ELPAwngthim

Awngthim is an Australian language spoken in Cape York in Queensland.

Name[]

The name Awngthim is not a synonym of Anguthimri, though due to their similarity they have sometimes been confused.[2]

Dialects[]

Dialects are Ntrwa'ngayth /ntʳwaʔŋajt̪/, Thyanhngayth /t̪jan̪ŋajt̪/, and Mamngayth /mamŋajt̪/. -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.

Phonology[]

Consonant Phonemes[]

[3]

Peripheral Laminal Apical Glottal
Bilabial Velar Palatal Dental Alveolar
Plosive p k c t̪ t ʔ
Fricative β ɣ ð
Nasal m ŋ ɲ n̪ n
Lateral l
Post-trilled tʳ
Vibrant r
Approximant w j ɹ

Vowel Phonemes[]

[3]

Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e ə
Low a

See also[]

  • Ndra'ngith language, identified in Donohue (1991) as being the same as the Ntrwa'ngayth dialect, but seen as distinct by Sutton (2001)[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Y31 Awngthim (cover term) at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
  2. ^ http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/cr_files/2011-137.pdf[bare URL]
  3. ^ a b Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.16
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