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| Kaytetye | |
|---|---|
| Kaititj, Gaididj, Kaiditj, Kaytej | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | central Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Kaytetye people |
Native speakers | 109 (2021 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Akitiri Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gbb |
| Glottolog | kayt1238 |
| AIATSIS[2] | C13 |
| ELP | Kaytetye |
 Map showing languages in Central Australia | |
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]
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]
- ^ a b "SBS Australian Census Explorer". Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ C13 Kaytetye at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ a b "Kaytetye". Ethnologue. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Kaytetye in the Language Cloud".
- ^ Kendon, A. (1988) Sign Languages of Aboriginal Australia: Cultural, Semiotic and Communicative Perspectives. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 60