| Madhi-Madhi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | New South Wales |
| Ethnicity | Madhi Madhi |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Revival | |
| Language family | Pama–Nyungan
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dmd |
| Glottolog | madh1244 |
| AIATSIS | D8 |
| ELP | Mathi-Mathi |
Madhi-Madhi, also known as Muthimuthi or Madi Madi, is an Indigenous Australian language spoken by the Muthi Muthi Aboriginal people of south-west New South Wales. It is also known as Madhi Madhi, Madi Madi, Bakiin, Mataua, Matimati, Matthee matthee, Moorta Moorta, Mudhi Mudhi, Muthimuthi, Muti muti, Muttee Muttee, Madimadi, Mutte Mutte, or Madi madi.
Luise Hercus published in 1989 a substantial amount of Madhi Madhi language data recorded from Jack Long, whom she described as "the last Madimadi man".
Phonology
Consonants
| 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 | ||||
/t̪, n̪/ are heard as palatal sounds when before front vowels.
Voicing among stop sounds /p, k, t̪~c, t, ʈ/ as may also be heard in syllable-initial positions or when following nasal sounds.
/t̪/ can be lenited as when in intervocalic positions, and as in post-nasal, word-medial position.
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ||
| Low | a |
Vowels are heard as when in lax positions.
References
- Bowern, Claire (2011). How many languages were spoken in Australia?.
- D8 Madhi-Madhi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- *ISO 639-3 Registration Authority (2011). Change Request Number 2011-102: adopted create [dmd] (2012-02-03). Dallas: SIL International.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Rees D. Barrett, Significant People in Australia's History, Issue 1 (Macmillan Education AU, 2009 ) p13.
- "D8: Mutti Mutti / Muthi Muthi". AUSTLANG. AIATSIS. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- Hercus, L. A. "Three linguistic studies from far south western NSW", Aboriginal History, 1989; v. 13 no. 1-2., p. 44-62. Archived 23 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
- Blake, Barry J.; Hercus, Louise; Morey, Stephen; Ryan, Edward (2011). The Mathi group of languages (PDF). Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-85883-635-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2020.
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