Linngithigh
Linngithigh was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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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.
From Wikipedia · Linngithigh dialect · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Linngithigh
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| man | ma | |
| tongue | lan | |
| hand | a'a | |
| head | aran | |
| skin | iwin | |
| knee | nggo | |
| liver | thandragh | |
| fire | mae | |
| star | ongarr | |
| rain | aghi | |
| leaf | thondh | |
| louse | ibhi | |
| one | pim | |
| I | ayong | |
| you | tru | |
| who | a'inh | |
| die | ighoc |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AnguthimriPama-Nyungan17% alike
- Eel River AthabaskanAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit11% alike
- AtampayaPama-Nyungan11% alike
- RimanggudhinmaPama-Nyungan10% alike
- Senthang ChinSino-Tibetan9% alike
- YadhaykenuPama-Nyungan9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · leni1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · lnj