Yitha-Yitha
Lower Darling–Lower Lachlan
RegionSouth Australia
EthnicityYitha 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
Glottologlowe1403
AIATSIS[1]D7 Yitha Yitha, S28 Dadi Dadi
ELPYitha-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. 1 2 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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