Y186: Mpakwithi

AIATSIS code: 
Y186
AIATSIS reference name: 
Mpakwithi

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Mpakwithi language Y186
Thesaurus heading people
Mpakwithi people Y186
ABN name
Mpakwithi dialect (Previously approved ABN heading)
ABS name
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Horton name
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Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
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Tindale (1974)
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O'Grady et al (1966)
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Synonyms
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Comment
Comments: 

Crowley describes Mpakwithi as one several Anguthimri Y20 speaking groups (1981: 147).

 

References: 
  • Crowley, Terry. 1981. The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri. In Handbook of Australian languages vol. 2, eds. R. M. W. Dixon and B. J. Blake, 147-194 + map p. Canberra: ANU Press.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
QLD
Location information: 

Refer to 'Bakwithi' (map in Crowley, 1981).

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Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
1996Census-
2001Census-
2004NILS1-
2005Estimate-
2006Census-
2011Census-
2014NILS2
2016Census-
2018-2019NILS31-10

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 Small (20-100 pages) 2
Text Collection None 0
Grammar Sketch grammar (less than 100 pages) 2
Audio-visual None 0
Manuscript note: 
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Grammar: 

Crowley, Terry. 1981. The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimiri In Handbook of Australian languages vol 2, eds. RMW Dixon and B Blake, 146-194. Canberra; Australian National University Press.

Dictionary: 

Crowley, Terry Mbakwithi vocabulary, ASEDA 0240.

Classification
Source Family Group Sub-group Name Relationship
Ethnologue (2005)          
Dixon (2002)   NORTH CAPE YORK SUBGROUP* Northern Paman subgroup* - Hale (1964, 1976b) Mpakwithi Anguthimri Hale (1966b), Crowley (1981) dialects: Nggerikudi (or Yupungati), Tjungundji, Mpakwithi, Awngthim (with subdialects Mamngayt, Ntrwa'ngayth, Thyanngayth), Ntra'angith, Alngith, Linngithigh
Wurm (1994)          
Walsh (1981)          
Oates (1975)          
Wurm (1972)          
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)