Gkuthaarn language
Gkuthaarn, also rendered Kuthant, Kutanda and other variant spellings, is an extinct Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. It also known as Karundi/Garandi (and variant spellings), but the Garandi language may be a separate dialect.
Norman Tindale also assigned the name Kareldi, but this is not confirmed by others. Current sources refer to the Gkuthaarn people.
Alternative names
- Tindale
- Kotanda, also spelt Kutanda, Goothanto
- Karundi, also spelt Karunti, Kurandi, Ka-rantee, Karrandi, Karrandee, Gar-und-yih, thought to be derived from Karun-/Gooran, meaning scrublands people.
However, according to Lauriston Sharp, Kotanda was also used for the now extinct Kalibamu, and Karandi/Garandi (AUSTLANG G32) was a different local group, and AIATSIS agrees.
- Other variants
Other variant spellings included in AUSTLANG are:
- Karaldi
- Gudanda
- Gudhanda
- Gudhand
- Guandhar
Phonology
Consonants
[ʈ] is attested only in the sequence [ɳʈ] and in Kukatj loans.
Vowels
Kuthant has two diphthongs: /ia/ and /ua/.
Some words
According to W.E. Armit, inspector of Native Police, these were some words of the "Karrandee tribe":
- irruag (tame dog)
- nyet (father)
- mooruk (mother)
- morbuy (white man)
References
Further reading
- Marcussen, Lisa (March 2015). "Selected Bibliography of the Kuthant / Gkuthaarnlanguage and people held in the AIATSIS Library" (PDF). Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2015. (Also here.)