Mithaka language
| Mithaka | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Mitaka |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rxw (Karuwali) |
| Glottolog | mith1235 |
| AIATSIS[2] | L34 Mithaka, L35 Karuwali, L33 Marulta |
| ELP | Mithaka |
Mithaka (also Midhaga, Mitaka) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language in the Barcoo Shire of Western Queensland spoken by the Mitaka people.[2][3]
Classification and dialects
Karruwali (Garuwali) and Marulta (Marrulha, Marrula) are counted as dialects per Dixon (2002).[1]
Breen thinks Mithaka, Marula, and Marunuda may be the same language but does not know whether they are alternative names or distinct dialects of the same language.[4]
However, Bowern (2001) states that there is not enough evidence to classify them, or even to establish that they are Karnic languages.[5]
References
- ^ a b Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: their nature and development. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ a b L34 Mithaka at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
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This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Mithaka published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence, accessed on 25 May 2022. - ^ Breen, Gavan (2007). "Reassessing Karnic". Australian Journal of Linguistics. 27 (2). Taylor & Francis: 175–199. doi:10.1080/07268600701522780. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Bowern, Claire (2001). "Karnic classification revisited". In J. Simpson; et al. (eds.). Forty years on. Canberra Pacific Linguistics. pp. 245–260. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021.
External links
- Bibliography of Garuwali people and language resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies