Ayabadhu language
Ayabadhu (Ayapathu), or Badhu, is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Paman family spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of North Queensland, Australia by the Ayapathu people.[1][2]: 17 The Ayabadhu language region includes the Cook Shire and the areas around Coen and Port Stewart.[3]
| Ayabadhu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia | 
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland; north of Coleman River, south of Coen. | 
| Ethnicity | Ayapathu, Yintyingka | 
| Extinct | (date missing) | 
Pama–Nyungan
 
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ayd | 
| Glottolog | ayab1239 | 
| AIATSIS[1] | Y60 | 
| ELP | Ayapathu | 
Verstraete and Rigsby (2015) determined that Ayabadhu and Yintyingka, spoken by the Yintyingka and Lamalama and previously known as coastal Ayapathu, are closely related and dialects of the same language.[2]: 51 They also found these dialects to be "structurally different" to Western Ayapathu.[4] The name Yintjinggu/Jintjingga has been used for both Ayabadhu and the neighboring Umbindhamu language.[1][5]
Vocabulary
    
Some words from the Ayabadhu language, as spelt and written by Ayabadhu authors include:[3]
- 'Agu: land
 - 'Eka: head
 - Kaleny: uncle
 - Kangka: leaf
 - Ko'on: magpie goose
 - Kuche: two
 - Mayi: food
 - Punga: sun
 - Wanthi punga: good day
 
References
    
- Y60 Ayabadhu at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
 - Verstraete, Jean-Christophe; Rigsby, Bruce (2015). A Grammar and Lexicon of Yintyingka. Walter de Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9781614519003. ISBN 978-1-5015-0071-8.
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 This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Ayabadhu   published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence, accessed on 3 June 2022. 
 - "Y236: Yintyingka". Australian Indigenous Languages Database. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
 - "Y50: Umpithamu". Australian Indigenous Languages Database. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 3 June 2022.