Y10: Wuthathi

AIATSIS code: 
Y10
AIATSIS reference name: 
Wuthathi

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Wuthathi language Y10
Thesaurus heading people
Wuthathi people Y10
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
Wuthathi
Ethnologue name
Uradhi [Wuthati]
ISO 639-3 code
-
Tindale name
Otati
Tindale (1974)
Wotati, Wutati, Wotadi, Wudjadi.
O'Grady et al (1966)
Oradhi, Wotati, Wutati, Wotadi
Glottocode
-
Other sources
Otattie (Meston 1986:739), Otati (Seligmann and Pimm (1907), W?:tati (McConnel (1939-40:55), Wotadi (Sharp 1939:257) [Crowley 1983:310]
Synonyms
Wuthati, Uradhi, Wotati, Wutati, Wotadi, Wudjadi
Comment
Comments: 
This group is included in Crowley's description of Uradhi Y184 (1983:310). Documentation on Uradhi Y184 and its dialects may be relevant.
References: 
  • Crowley, Terry. 1983. Uradhi. In Handbook of Australian languages vol. 3, eds R. M. W. Dixon and B. J. Blake, 306-428. Canberra: ANU Press.
  • Thomson, Donald F. 1972. Kinship and behaviour in North Queensland. Canberra: AIAS.
  • Thompson, David. 1976. A phonology of Kuuku-Ya?u. In Languages of Cape York, ed. Peter Sutton, 213-235. Canberra: AIAS.
  • Tindale, Norman B. 1974. Aboriginal tribes of Australia: their terrain, environmental controls, distribution, limits, and proper names. Berkeley: University of California Press/Canberra: Australian National University Press.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
QLD
Location information: 

... the area around Margaret Bay, from Olive River in the south to Wulongon Point on the mainland opposite Cairncross Island in the north (Thomson 1972:24). North from the Olive river mouth to 'wuntjnngun' which is a river mouth in Shelbourne Bay (Thompson 1976:232). ... the Cape Grenville, Margaret Bay and MacMillan River area (Crowley 1983:310).

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Tindale 1974
Glottolog
Programs
Activities: 
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People: 
Wolfgang Laade
Indigenous organisations: 

Wuthathi Aboriginal Corporation - https://www.wuthathi.com.au/

Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
1996Census-
2001Census-
2004NILS1-
2005Estimate-
2006Census-
2011Census-
2014NILS2
2016Census-
2018-2019NILS3

Speaker numbers were measured differently across the censuses and various other sources listed in AUSTLANG. You are encouraged to refer to the sources.

Speaker numbers for ‘NILS 2004’ and ‘2005 estimate’ come from 'Table F.3: Numbers of speakers of Australian Indigenous languages (various surveys)' in 'Appendix F NILS endangerment and absolute number results' in McConvell, Marmion and McNicol 2005, pages 198-230 (PDF, 2.5MB).

Documentation
Type Documentation Status Documentation Score
Word list Less than 20 pages 1
Text Collection None 0
Grammar None 0
Audio-visual 1-10 2
Manuscript note: 
tape transcription/field note available
Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 
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Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005) Pama-Nyungan Paman Northern Pama Uradhi [Wuthati] Uradhi [dialects: Related to Gudang, Wuthati, Luthigh (Mpalitjanh), Yinwum, Ngkoth, Aritinngithigh, Mbiywom, Andyingit.]
Dixon (2002)   NORTH CAPE YORK SUBGROUP* Northern Paman subgroup* - Hale (1964, 1976b) Wuthati Wuthati
Wurm (1994) Pama-Nyungan Paman   Wudhadhi  
Walsh (1981) Pama-Nyungan Paman Northern Pama Wudhadhi  
Oates (1975)       Wudhadhi  
Wurm (1972)          
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966) Pama-Nyungan Pama-Maric Northern Pama Otati