Aritinngithigh (Aritinngayth, Arraythinngith) is an Australian Aboriginal language once spoken in Cape York in Queensland.
Phonology
Consonants
Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
Plosive | p | k | c | t̪ | t | |
Fricative | β | ɣ | ð | |||
Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n̪ | n | |
Post-trilled | tʳ | |||||
Vibrant | r | |||||
Approximant | w | j | l | ɻ |
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i | ʉ | u |
Near-low | æ | ||
Low | a |
References
- ^ Y34 Aritinngithigh at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.18
- ^ Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.18
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