Adithinngithigh language

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Adithinngithigh
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
Extinct18th-20th century?
Language codes
ISO 639-3dth
GlottologNone
AIATSIS[1]Y229
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Adithinngithigh, or Adetingiti,[2] is an extinct Australian aboriginal language once spoken in Cape York in Queensland.

There has been some confusion over the name:

Given that Aditinngithigh and ‘Arritinngithigh’ seem to have been identified with only one estate each and the names are so similar, it might be tempting to consider their distinct spellings a mere artifact of the recording process, but the names are indeed distinct and moreover the relevant estate are noncontiguous and owned by different people.[3]

However, it is not clear how distinct the two varieties are.

References

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  1. ^ Y229 Adithinngithigh at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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