Madhi Madhi

A language of Australia

ISO 639: dmd
Alternate Names: Madhi-Madhi, Madhimadhi, Mathi-Mathi, Muthi Muthi, Muthimuthi, Mutti Mutti
Population: No known L1 speakers. The last speaker, Jack Long, died in 1978 (Blake et al 2011).
Location:: New South Wales state: Balranald to Murray districts, north to the Lachlan.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Australian, Pama-Nyungan, Kulin
Language Use: Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Texts. In 2015, Dr. Luise Hercus, a leading chronicler of endangered Australian Aboriginal languages, gathered Madhi Madhi and other indigenous groups together to hear recordings of their heritage languages with the goal of helping the groups ‘maintain and teach their languages to future generations’.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Madhi Madhi
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Sound recordings made with Madhi Madhi speaker, Jack Long, in January 1969.

Location: New South Wales state: Balranald to Murray districts, north to the Lachlan.