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Yitha-Yitha
Lower Darling–Lower Lachlan
Region South Australia
Ethnicity Yitha Yitha, Dadi Dadi
Native speakers
10 (2005) [1]
Dialects
  • Yitha-Yitha
  • Dardi-Dardi (Tati-Tati, Ta-tati)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
xth – Yitha Yitha
dda – Dadi Dadi
Glottolog lowe1403
AIATSIS [1] D7 Yitha Yitha, S28 Dadi Dadi
ELP Yitha-Yitha
  Dadi Dadi [2]
Jitajita traditional lands

Yitha-Yitha is a moribund language of southern South Australia spoken by the Yitha Yitha people. The language was studied in the 1980s. Yita Yita has many monosyllabic words, consonant finals and consonant clusters. Many Yita Yita place names include the words tin meaning foot, and cabul meaning leg.

References

  1. ^ a b D7 Yitha Yitha at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
  2. ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Dadi Dadi.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yitha-Yitha
Lower Darling–Lower Lachlan
Region South Australia
Ethnicity Yitha Yitha, Dadi Dadi
Native speakers
10 (2005) [1]
Dialects
  • Yitha-Yitha
  • Dardi-Dardi (Tati-Tati, Ta-tati)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
xth – Yitha Yitha
dda – Dadi Dadi
Glottolog lowe1403
AIATSIS [1] D7 Yitha Yitha, S28 Dadi Dadi
ELP Yitha-Yitha
  Dadi Dadi [2]
Jitajita traditional lands

Yitha-Yitha is a moribund language of southern South Australia spoken by the Yitha Yitha people. The language was studied in the 1980s. Yita Yita has many monosyllabic words, consonant finals and consonant clusters. Many Yita Yita place names include the words tin meaning foot, and cabul meaning leg.

References

  1. ^ a b D7 Yitha Yitha at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
  2. ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Dadi Dadi.



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