Kaytetye language
Arandic language spoken in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kaytetye (also spelt Kaititj, Gaididj, Kaiditj, Kaytej) is an Australian Aboriginal language primarily spoken in the Northern Territory north of Alice Springs[3] by the Kaytetye people, who live around Barrow Creek and Tennant Creek. It belongs to the Arandic subgroup of the Pama-Nyungan languages and is related to Alyawarra, which is one of the Upper Arrernte dialects. It has an unusual phonology and there are no known dialects.[3]
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Kaytetye | |
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Native to | Australia |
Region | central Northern Territory |
Ethnicity | Kaytetye people |
Native speakers | 109 (2021 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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Akitiri Sign Language | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gbb |
Glottolog | kayt1238 |
AIATSIS[2] | C13 |
ELP | Kaytetye |
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The language is considered to be threatened; it is used for face-to-face communication within all generations, but it is losing users,[4] with only 109 speakers of the language in the 2021 census.[1]
The Kaytetye have (or had) a well-developed sign language known as Akitiri or Eltye eltyarrenke.[5]