Mpakwithi dialect

Mpakwithi
Anguthimri
Region	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Extinct	(date missing)
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Paman North Cape York Northern Anguthimri Mpakwithi
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	angu1240
AIATSIS	Y186*
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Mpakwithi is an extinct Australian Aboriginal dialect of Queensland.

Mpakwithi is generally regarded as a dialect of a broader Anguthimri language, which is part of the Northern Paman family.

/ø/ is found in only one word.

Mpakwithi has the most vowels of any Australian language, with 16–17. It also is the only Australian language to have nasal vowels.

While other Anguthimri dialects and Northern Paman languages have three fricatives, /β ð ɣ/, Mpakwithi has a fourth, /ʒ/. Its origin is uncertain. This is an extremely rare sound in Australian languages.

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