Luthigh language
Luthigh (also known as Luthig, Okara, Winduwinda, Uradhi, Teppathiggi or Ludhigh, pronounced [lud̪uɣ]) is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Luthigh people. It is unknown when it became extinct. It constitutes a single language with Mpalitjanh. According to Sharp (1939), the neighboring Unjadi (Unyadi) language differed only marginally from that spoken by the Okara [Luthigh].
| Luthigh | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [lud̪uɣ] |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Lotiga, Tepiti, ?Unjadi |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xpj (Mpalitjanh) |
| Glottolog | luth1234 |
| AIATSIS | Y12 Luthigh, Y25 Mpalitjanh |
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