G31: Gkuthaarn | AIATSIS Collection

AIATSIS code:

G31

AIATSIS reference name:

Gkuthaarn

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Name

Thesaurus heading language	Gkuthaarn language G31
Thesaurus heading people	Gkuthaarn people G31
ABN name	-
ABS name	-
Horton name	Kuthant
Ethnologue name	Kuthant
ISO 639-3 code	xut
Tindale name	Kareldi (Kutanda)
Tindale (1974)	Karundi (valid alternative), Karunti, Kurandi, Ka-rantee, Karrandi, Karrandee, Gar-und-yih, Karun- (scrublands), Gooran (a general term-people belonging to the scrub), Kotanda (valid alternative name; also said by Sharp to be a 'local group,' the name was also applied to the now extinct Kalibamu), Kutanda, Goothanto.
O'Grady et al (1966)
Glottocode	kuth1240
Other sources	Gudanda [Sutton PMS 1780] Gudhanda (Breen) [Black 1980]
Synonyms	Kuthant, Karaldi, Gudanda, Gudhanda, Gudhand, Guandhar, Kareldi, Karundi, Karunti, Kurandi, Ka rantee, Karrandi, Karrandee, Gar und yih, Karun, Gooran, Kotanda, Kutanda, Goothanto

Comment

Comments:

Both Black (1980:189) and Sharp (1939:449) noted that Karandi G32 and Kutanda (G31) were two local groups of one group which was usually known by the latter name.

Black (1980:181, 189) describes Norman Paman as definitely comprising the Kuthant (G31) and Kurtjar G33 languages, probably also Rib Y107 ('though only as a dialect that now appears to be completely indistinguishable from Kurtjar') and possibly Walangama G36 (for which there is very little data).

See also Garandi G32.

References:

Black, Paul. 1980. Norman Pama historical phonology. In Papers in Australian Linguistics 13, 181-239. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Sharp, Lauriston. 1939. Tribes and totemism in north-east Australia. Oceania 9(3):(254)-275, 9(4):439-461.
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:

Mouth of Norman River; at Karumba (the proper n.n. Kurumba); from Normanton west to Flinders River; north to the Swinburne River; inland to Milgarra, Maggieville, and Stirling (Tindale 1974).

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People:

Paul Black, Gavan Breen

Indigenous organisations:

Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation

Speakers

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

Dictionary:

Classification

Source	Family	Group	Sub-group	Name	Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)	Pama-Nyungan	Paman	Norman Pama	Kuthant
Dixon (2002)		WESTERN CAPE YORK PENINSULA AREAL GROUP	Norman Pama subgroup*	Kuthant	Kuthant
Wurm (1994)	Pama-Nyungan	Paman		Kuthant
Walsh (1981)	Pama-Nyungan	Paman	Norman Pama	Kuthant
Oates (1975)	Pama-Nyungan		Southern Pama	Gudhand, Guandhar
Wurm (1972)	Pama-Nyungan	Karantic?		Gudanda
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)