Luthigh (or Ludhigh, pronounced ) is an extinct

Paman language The Paman languages are an Australian language family spoken on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. First noted by Kenneth Hale, Paman is noteworthy for the profound phonological changes which have affected some of its descendants. Classifica ...

formerly spoken on the

Cape York Peninsula Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth’s last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia, by the Luthigh people. It is unknown when it became extinct. It constitutes a single language with Mpalitjanh. According to Sharp (1939), the neighboring

Unjadi The Unjadi (Unyadi) were an indigenous Australian people of the Cape York Peninsula of northern Queensland. Language According to Lauriston Sharp, the Unjadi language differed only marginally from that spoken by the neighbouring Okara. Country ...

(Unyadi) language differed only marginally from that spoken by the ''Okara'' uthigh

Phonology

Consonant Phonemes

Vowel Phonemes

Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.10

References

Northern Paman languages Extinct languages of Queensland Indigenous Australian languages in Queensland {{ia-lang-stub