Linngithigh (Liningitij) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Linngithigh people. It is very similar phonologically to the closely related Alngith.[4]
Linngithigh | |
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Liningitij | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
Ethnicity | Linngithigh, Winduwinda |
Extinct | "recently extinct"[1] (6 speakers in 1960)[2] |
Language family | Pama–Nyungan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lnj |
Glottolog | leni1238 |
AIATSIS[3] | Y26 |
ELP | Linngithigh |
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