Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Gkuthaarn |
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Kuthant |
Native to | Australia |
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Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
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Ethnicity | Gkuthaarn |
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Extinct | (date missing) |
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Language codes |
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ISO 639-3 | xut |
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Glottolog | kuth1240 |
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AIATSIS[1] | G31 |
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ELP | Kuthant |
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Gkuthaarn, also rendered Kuthant, Kutanda and other variant spellings, is an extinct Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. It also known as Karundi/Garandi (and variant spellings), but the Garandi language may be a separate dialect.
Norman Tindale also assigned the name Kareldi, but this is not confirmed by others.[2] Current sources refer to the Gkuthaarn people.[3][4]
Alternative names
- Tindale
- Kotanda, also spelt Kutanda, Goothanto[2]
- Karundi, also spelt Karunti, Kurandi, Ka-rantee, Karrandi, Karrandee, Gar-und-yih, thought to be derived from Karun-/Gooran, meaning scrublands people.[2]
However, according to Lauriston Sharp, Kotanda was also used for the now extinct Kalibamu, and Karandi/Garandi (AUSTLANG G32) was a different local group,[2] and AIATSIS agrees.[5]
- Other variants
Other variant spellings included in AUSTLANG are:[2]
- Karaldi
- Gudanda
- Gudhanda
- Gudhand
- Guandhar
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar |
Stop | p | t̪ | t | (ʈ) | c | k |
Nasal | m | n̪ | n | ɳ | ɲ | ŋ |
Fricative | | | | | | ɣ |
Trill | | | r | | | |
Flap | | | ɾ | ɻ~ɽ | | |
Approximant | w | | | j | |
Lateral | | | l | ɭ | | |
[ʈ] is attested only in the sequence [ɳʈ] and in Kukatj loans.
Vowels
| Front | Front rounded | Central | Back |
Non-low | i iː | ø øː | ɨ ɨː | u uː |
Low | | | a aː | |
Kuthant has two diphthongs: /ia/ and /ua/.
Some words
According to W.E. Armit, inspector of Native Police, these were some words of the "Karrandee tribe":[6]
- irruag (tame dog)
- nyet (father)
- mooruk (mother)
- morbuy (white man)
References
Further reading
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