Ndwa'ngith language explained

Ndwa'ngith
Also Known As:(undocumented)
States:Australia
Region:Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Extinct:?
Familycolor:Australian
Fam1:Pama–Nyungan
Fam2:Paman
Fam3:North Cape York
Fam4:Northern
Iso3:none
Glotto:none
Aiatsis:Y205

Ndwa'ngith was apparently an Australian language once spoken in the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland. It is undocumented, without even word lists to record it.[1]

Sutton (2001) distinguishes Ndwa'ngith from the similar-sounding Northern Paman languages Ndra'ngith, Ndrangith, and Ntrwa'ngayth.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Y205: Ndwa'ngith . Australian Indigenous Languages Database . 26 July 2019 . . 25 November 2020.