Luthigh language

Not to be confused with Uradhi language.

Luthigh (also known as Luthig, Okara, Winduwinda, Uradhi, Teppathiggi or Ludhigh, pronounced [lud̪uɣ]) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Luthigh people.^[2] It is unknown when it became extinct.^[3] It constitutes a single language with Mpalitjanh. According to Sharp (1939), the neighboring Unjadi language differed only marginally from that spoken by the Okara [Luthigh].^[4]

Luthigh
Pronunciation	[lud̪uɣ]
Native to	Australia
Region	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Ethnicity	Lotiga, Tepiti, ?Unjadi
Extinct	(date missing)
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Paman North Cape York Northern Luthigh
Dialects	Mpalitjanh
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xpj (Mpalitjanh)
Glottolog	luth1234
AIATSIS[1]	Y12 Luthigh, Y25 Mpalitjanh

Phonology

Consonant phonemes^[5]

	Peripheral		Laminal		Apical	Glottal
	Bilabial	Velar	Palatal	Dental	Alveolar
Plosives	p	k	c	t̪	t	ʔ
Fricatives	β	ɣ		ð
Nasals	m	ŋ	ɲ	n̪	n
Vibrant					r
Approximants	w		j		l

Vowel phonemes^[6]

	Front	Back
High	i	u
Low	æ	a