| Madhi-Madhi | |
| Region: | New South Wales |
| Ethnicity: | Madhi Madhi |
| Familycolor: | Australian |
| Fam1: | Pama–Nyungan |
| Fam2: | Kulinic |
| Fam3: | Madhi–Ladji–Wadi |
| Iso3: | dmd |
| Glotto: | madh1244 |
| Glottorefname: | Madhi Madhi |
| Aiatsis: | D8 |
| States: | Australia |
| Extinct: | ? |
Madhi-Madhi, also known as Muthimuthi or Madi Madi,[1] is an Indigenous Australian language spoken by the Muthi Muthi Aboriginal people of New South Wales.[2]
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) AUSTLANG Code: D8 and reference name: Mutti Mutti / Muthi Muthi, also known as Madhi Madhi, Madi Madi, Bakiin, Mataua, Matimati, Matthee matthee, Moorta Moorta, Mudhi Mudhi, Muthimuthi, Muti muti, Muttee Muttee, Madimadi, Mutte Mutte, Madi madi.[3]
Luise Hercus[4] published in 1989 a substantial amount of Madhi Madhi language data recorded from Jack Long whom she described as "the last Madimadi man".
| Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | k | t̪ | (c) | t | ʈ | |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | n̪ | (ɲ) | n | ɳ | |
| Rhotic | ɾ | ||||||
| Lateral | l̪ | l | ɭ | ||||
| Approximant | w | j | |||||
Voicing among stop sounds /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.
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | ||
| Mid | e | |||
| Low | a |