Yitha Yitha language

Yitha-Yitha
Lower Darling–Lower Lachlan
RegionNew South Wales
EthnicityYitha Yitha, Dadi Dadi
Native speakers
10 (2005, Dadi Dadi)
Dialects
  • Yitha-Yitha
  • Dardi-Dardi (Tati-Tati, Ta-tati)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
xth – Yitha Yitha
dda – Dadi Dadi
Glottologlowe1403
AIATSISD7 Yitha Yitha, S28 Dadi Dadi
ELPYitha-Yitha
 Dadi Dadi
Jitajita traditional lands

Yitha-Yitha is a moribund language of southern New South Wales spoken by the Yitha Yitha people. The language was studied in the 1980s. Yita Yita has many monosyllabic words, consonant finals and consonant clusters. Many Yita Yita place names include the words tin meaning foot, and cabul meaning leg.

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