Madhi-Madhi
RegionNew South Wales
EthnicityMadhi Madhi
Pama–Nyungan
  • Kulinic
    • Madhi–Ladji–Wadi
      • Madhi-Madhi
Language codes
ISO 639-3dmd
Glottologmadh1244
AIATSIS[1]D8
ELPMathi-Mathi

Madhi-Madhi, also known as Muthimuthi or Madi Madi,[2] is an Indigenous Australian language spoken by the Muthi Muthi Aboriginal people of New South Wales.[3]

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) AUSTLANG Code: D8 and reference name: Mutti Mutti / Muthi Muthi, also known as Madhi Madhi, Madi Madi, Bakiin, Mataua, Matimati, Matthee matthee, Moorta Moorta, Mudhi Mudhi, Muthimuthi, Muti muti, Muttee Muttee, Madimadi, Mutte Mutte, Madi madi.[4]

Luise Hercus[5] 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 [c, ɲ] when before front vowels.

Voicing among stop sounds /p, k, t̪~c, t, ʈ/ as [b, ɡ, d̪~ɟ, d, ɖ] may also be heard in syllable-initial positions or when following nasal sounds.

/t̪/ can be lenited as [θ] when in intervocalic positions, and as [ð] in post-nasal, word-medial position.

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e
Low a

Vowels are heard as [ɪ, ɛ~ə, ɐ, ʊ] when in lax positions.

References

  1. ^ D8 Madhi-Madhi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ *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)
  3. ^ Rees D. Barrett, Significant People in Australia's History, Issue 1 (Macmillan Education AU, 2009 ) p13.
  4. ^ "D8: Mutti Mutti / Muthi Muthi". AUSTLANG. AIATSIS. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. ^ 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.


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