Awngthim language should not be confused with Anguthimri language.
| Awngthim | |
| States: | Australia |
| Region: | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity: | Winduwinda |
| Extinct: | ? |
| Familycolor: | Australian |
| Fam1: | Pama–Nyungan |
| Fam2: | Paman |
| Fam3: | North Cape York |
| Fam4: | Northern |
| Fam5: | Anguthimri? |
| Dia1: | Mamngayt (Mamangathi) |
| Dia2: | Ntrwa'ngayth (Ndraangidh) |
| Dia3: | Thyanngayth |
| Iso3: | gwm |
| Glotto: | awng1245 |
| Glottorefname: | Awngthim |
| Aiatsis: | Y185 |
| Aiatsisname: | Awngthim (cover term) |
| Aiatsis2: | Y31 |
| Aiatsisname2: | Mamngayt |
| Aiatsis3: | Y27 |
| Aiatsisname3: | Ntrwa'angayth |
| Aiatsis4: | Y24 |
| Aiatsisname4: | Thyanngayth |
Awngthim is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in Cape York in Queensland, Australia by the Winduwinda people. The Awngthim language region includes the areas around Weipa and the Cook Shire.
The name Awngthim is not a synonym of Anguthimri, though due to their similarity they have sometimes been confused.[1]
Hale (1964) treats Awngthim as a cover term for dialects Ntrwa'ngayth pronounced as //ntʳwaʔŋajt̪//, Thyanhngayth pronounced as //t̪jan̪ŋajt̪//, and Mamngayth pronounced as //mamŋajt̪//.[2] -Ngayth is a suffix common to many tribal names of the area. These are the Ntrwa'a, Thyanh, and Mam dialects.
The Ndrangith and Ndra'ngith languages have been confused with Ntrwa'ngayth.
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | Glottal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Dental | Alveolar | |||
| Plosive | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |
| Fricative | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| Nasal | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
| Lateral | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||||
| Post-trilled | pronounced as /tʳ/ | ||||||
| Vibrant | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||||
| Approximant | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| High | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
| Low | pronounced as /ink/ | |||