C13: Kaytetye | AIATSIS Collection

AIATSIS code:

C13

AIATSIS reference name:

Kaytetye

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Thesaurus heading language	Kaytetye language C13
Thesaurus heading people	Kaytetye people C13
ABN name	Kaytetye language
ABS name	Kaytetye
Horton name	Kaytej
Ethnologue name	Kaytetye
ISO 639-3 code	gbb
Tindale name	Kaititja
Tindale (1974)	Gaididj. Kadda-kie, Kaitidji, Kaitije, Kaitiji, Kaitish, Kaititj, Kaititj(a), Kaititja (Aranda pronunciation), Kaititje, Katitch-a, Katitja, Kat-titch-a, Kat-tit-ya
O'Grady et al (1966)	Kaititja, Kaitije, Katitja, Katitcha, Katitya, Kaitish, Kaddakie
Glottocode	kayt1238
Other sources	-
Synonyms	Kaytetj, Kayteye, Kaytej, Gaidij, Kaititja, Kaititja; Gaididj, Kadda kie, Kaitidji, Kaitije, Kaitiji, Kaitish, Kaititj, Kaititje, Kat tit ya, Kat titch a, Katitch a, Katitja, Kaititj; Gaididj, Kaddakie, Katitcha, Katitya, Kaiditj, Kaytej; Gaididj, Keytetye, Kaititj; Kaititja, Gaididj, Kattitch a, Kaitej

Comment

Comments:

Kayteytye is an Arandic language C48 variety. Wilkins (in Henderson 2013:12) provides an overview of the Arandic languages with two major sub-groups: Artweye, with one member Kaytetye (C13) and Artwe (~Urtwe) composed of Upper Arrernte (Eastern Arrernte, Western Arrernte C47, Alyawarr C14 and Anmatyerr C8.1) and Lower Arrernte C29. See also Arrernte C8, Pertame C46; Lower Arrernte C29; Ayerrerenge G12; Antekerrepenhe C12 and Akarre C28.

References:

Koch, Harold. 2004. The Arandic subgroup of Australian languages. In Australian languages: classification and the comparative method, eds Claire Bowern and Harold Koch, 127-150. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Henderson, John. 2013. Topics in eastern and central Arrernte grammar. Muenchen : LINCOM Europa.
Turpin, Myfany, 2000. A learner's guide to Kaytetye. Alice Springs: IAD Press.
Turpin, Myfany and Alison Ross. 2012. Kaytetye to English dictionary. Alice Springs: IAD Press.

Status:

Confirmed

Location

State / Territory:

Location information:

... approximately 300 kilometres to the north of Alice Springs. Its border to the south is near Stirling Station and to the north, the Devil's Marbles (Karlwe-karlwe). The main communities where Kaytetye is spoken are Artarre (Neutral Junction), Ilewarr (Stirling), Alekarenge (Ali Curung), Ankweleyelengkwe outstation, Barrow Creek and Mwengkart (McLaren Creek). There are also some speakers in neighbouring communities, Tennant Creek and in Alice Springs (Turpin 2000:2). West to Hanson River, East to Davenport Range, South to Stirling Swamp, and north to Devils Marble (Grace Koch 2008 p.c.).

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Sourcebook for Central Australian Languages (1981):

Birniridjara (A25 ) in Sourcebook for Central Australian Languages (1981).

Kaytej

Names of the language and different spellings that have been used:

Gaididj (AC,Elkin,AIAS), Kaiditj (Hale), Kaititj (SAW,O'G,BA,T,RLS), Kaitish (Gillen,Ingamells), Kaytej (Koch 1981), Keytetye (Koch)

Classification of the language:

Aranda Group, Artuya subgroup.

Identification codes:

Oates '73: 65

AIAS: C.013

Capell: C10

Present number and distribution of speakers:

Barrow Creek, Neutral Junction, Warrabri, Murray Downs, Stirling, Tea Tree, Tennant Creek

Milliken, 1972 -- 380

Black, 1979 -- 200-380

People who have worked intensively on the language:

Harold Koch, ANU.

Practical orthography:

Experimental (Koch and Wafer). Latest version replaces /ty/ by /j/. May be revised to eliminate apostrophe ' as mark of pre-stopping.

Word lists:

Hale, Koch.

Grammar or sketch grammar:

Wafer, based on Koch's notes.

Material available on the language:

See also references under "Aranda".

Boekel, Patricia. 1978. Kaititja spelling. (a collection of letters to and from her) Warrabri.

Capell, A. 1940. The classification of languages in north and north-west Australia. Oceania 10.3:241-272, 10.4:404-433. tabs. map. (brief comparative vocabularies)

---------- 1953. Notes on the Waramunga language, Central Australia. Oceania 23.4:296-311. (notes on Gaididj for comparison)

Gillen, F.J. Notes on some manners and customs of (Australian) Aborigines, 1894-98. 5v. Ms. folio notebooks. Sydney University. (comparative table of 200 words in 6 languages)

Hale, Kenneth L. 1959. Kaititj (Arandic) notes. 239p. ts.

---------- 197?. Arandic word list. 25p. mimeo. MIT.

---------- Kajtitji 1000 word list in practical orthography. 26p. ts. and ms.

Koch, Harold. 1976. Kaititj nominal inflexion: some comparative notes. 21p. ts. ANU.

---------- [1978]. Notes on Kaititj phonetics and phonology. 1p. ts. ANU.

---------- [1978]. Kaititj (Arandic, Central Australia) Word List, illustrating apical and laminal articulations. 2p. ts. ANU. (82 words in phonetic and phonological transcription, with

English gloss)

Wafer, James. 1978. A simple sketch of the Kaititj language from field notes by Harold Koch. 13p. ts. IAD.

---------- 1978. Report on visit to Warrabri school, 3rd term, 1978. 3p. xerox typescript. IAD.

Literacy material:

Experimental attempts: Warrabri, Neutral Junction.

AIATSIS gratefully acknowledges IAD Press for permission to use this material in AUSTLANG.

Programs

Activities:

3 volumes of 'A Kaytetye Language Resource' video tapes are available from Warlpiri Media Association (produced in 2001)

People:

Adam Kendon, Harold Koch, Myfany Turpin, Papulu Apparr-Kari Language Centre

Indigenous organisations:

Papulu Apparr-Kari Aboriginal Corporation

Speakers

Year	Source	Speaker numbers
1975	Oates	-
1984	Senate	-
1990	Schmidt	200
1996	Census	-
2001	Census	-
2004	NILS1	200
2005	Estimate	-
2006	Census	145
2011	Census	171
2014	NILS2
2016	Census	122
2018-2019	NILS3

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	Medium (100-200 pages)	3
Text Collection	Small (20-100 pages)	2
Grammar	Small grammar (100-200 pages)	3
Audio-visual	More than 10	3

Manuscript note:

tape transcription/field note available

Grammar:

Turpin, Myfany. 2000. A learner's guide to Kaytetye. Alice Springs: IAD Press.

Dictionary:

Koch, Harold. 1988. Machine readable files of "Kaytetye Texts" and "Kaytetye Dictionary", ASEDA 0020. Turpin, Amyfany and Ross, Alison. 2004. Kaytetye picture dictionary. Alice Springs: IAD Press.

Classification

Source	Family	Group	Sub-group	Name	Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)	Pama-Nyungan	Arandic		Kaytetye	Kaytetye [dialects: Related to Alyawarr.]
Dixon (2002)		ARANDIC AREAL GROUP		Kaytetj (Kayteye)	Kaytetj (Kayteye)
Wurm (1994)	Pama-Nyungan	Arandic		Kaititj
Walsh (1981)	Pama-Nyungan	Arandic	Artuya	Kaititj
Oates (1975)	Pama-Nyungan	Arandic	Artuya	Gaididj
Wurm (1972)	Pama-Nyungan	Arandic	Artuya	Kaititj
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)	Pama-Nyungan	Arandic	Artuya	Kaititj