Mpakwithi is an extinct Australian Aboriginal dialect of Queensland.
Classification Mpakwithi is generally regarded as a dialect of a broader Anguthimri language, which is part of the Northern Paman family.
Phonology Vowels Front Back Close Close-mid () Open-mid Low is found in only one word.
Mpakwithi has the most vowels of any Australian language, with 16–17. It also is one of the only Australian language to have nasal vowels.
Consonants While other Anguthimri dialects and Northern Paman languages have three fricatives, , Mpakwithi has a fourth, . Its origin is uncertain. This is an extremely rare sound in Australian languages. PeripheralLaminalApicalGlottalBilabialVelarPalatalDentalAlveolar/RetroflexPost-alveolarPlosivesvoicelessprenasalFricativesvoicedvoiceless()()NasalsRhoticsApproximants The flap /ɾ/ may occasionally also be heard as a trill [r].
Sounds [s, ʃ] may also occur, but only rarely and in a small amount of words. The phonemic status is uncertain.
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