Umpithamu | |
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Native to | Australia |
Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
Ethnicity | Umpithamu, Lamalama, possibly Barungguan |
Native speakers | 1-10 (2018-19) |
Pama–Nyungan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | umd |
Glottolog | umbi1243 |
AIATSIS[1] | Y50 |
ELP | Umpithamu |
Umpithamu, also spelt Umbindhamu, is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.
In July 2020, A Dictionary of Umpithamu was published, compiled by Flemish linguist Jean-Christophe Verstraete, with main language consultants Florrie Bassani and her niece Joan Liddy.[2][3]