Awngthim language

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

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[2]

Name

The name Awngthim is not a synonym of Anguthimri, though due to their similarity they have sometimes been confused.[3]

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

[4]

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

[4]

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. 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. Endangered Languages Project data for Awngthim.
  4. Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.16
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