Madhi-Madhi, also known as Muthimuthi or Madi Madi,* is an Indigenous Australian language spoken by the Muthi Muthi Aboriginal people of south-west New South Wales.Rees D. Barrett, Significant People in Australia's History, Issue 1 (Macmillan Education AU, 2009 ) p13. It is also known as Madhi Madhi, Madi Madi, Bakiin, Mataua, Matimati, Matthee matthee, Moorta Moorta, Mudhi Mudhi, Muthimuthi, Muti muti, Muttee Muttee, Madimadi, Mutte Mutte, or Madi madi.
Luise Hercus published in 1989 a substantial amount of Madhi Madhi language data recorded from Jack Long, whom she described as "the last Madimadi man" and the last speaker of the language.Hercus, L. A. "Three linguistic studies from far south western NSW", Aboriginal History, 1989; v. 13 no. 1-2., p. 44-62. Archived 23 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
Phonology
Consonants LabialVelarDentalPalatalAlveolarRetroflexPlosivepkt̪(c)tʈNasalmŋn̪(ɲ)nɳRhoticɾLaterall̪lɭApproximantwj /t̪, n̪/ are heard as palatal [c, ɲ] when before front vowels.
Voicing among stops /p, k, t̪~c, t, ʈ/ as [b, ɡ, d̪~ɟ, d, ɖ] may also be heard in syllable-initial positions or when following nasal sounds.
/t̪/ can be lenited as [θ] when in intervocalic positions, and as [ð] in post-nasal, word-medial position.
Vowels FrontCentralBackHighiuMideLowa Vowels are heard as when in lax positions.
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