Awngthim is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in Cape York in Queensland, Australia by the Winduwinda people. The Awngthim language region includes the areas around Weipa and the Cook Shire.
Name The name Awngthim is not a synonym of Anguthimri, though due to their similarity they have sometimes been confused.
Dialects Hale (1964) treats Awngthim as a cover term for dialects Ntrwa'ngayth , Thyanhngayth , and Mamngayth . -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 phonemesKenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.16 Peripheral Laminal Apical Glottal Bilabial Velar Palatal Dental Alveolar Plosive Fricative Nasal Lateral Post-trilled Vibrant Approximant
+ Vowel phonemes Front Central Back High Mid Low
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)
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