Awngthim language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Awngthim |
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| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Winduwinda |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
Mamngayt (Mamangathi)
Ntrwa'ngayth (Ndraangidh)
Thyanngayth
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| AIATSIS | Y185 Awngthim (cover term), Y31, Y27 |
Awngthim was an Aboriginal language from Australia. It was spoken by the Winduwinda people. They lived in the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. Sadly, this language is now extinct. This means no one speaks it anymore. The Awngthim language area included places around Weipa. It also covered parts of the Cook Shire.
What's in a Name?
The name Awngthim sounds a bit like Anguthimri. But they are not the same language. Sometimes people have mixed them up. This is because their names sound similar.
Different Ways of Speaking
Languages often have different ways of speaking them. These are called dialects. Awngthim had several dialects. A researcher named Hale studied them in 1964. He said Awngthim was a general name for these dialects.
Some of the dialects were:
- Ntrwa'ngayth
- Thyanhngayth
- Mamngayth
You might notice that these names end with -Ngayth. This ending was common for many tribal names in that area. So, these dialects were linked to the Ntrwa'a, Thyanh, and Mam groups.
It's important not to confuse some of these dialects. For example, Ntrwa'ngayth has sometimes been mixed up with the Ndrangith and Ndra'ngith languages.
See Also
In Spanish: Idioma awngthim para niños
- Ndra'ngith language, identified in Donohue (1991) as being the same as the Ntrwa'ngayth dialect, but seen as distinct by Sutton (2001)
