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', 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.
;Other variants
Other variant spellings included in AUSTLANG are:
- Karaldi
- Gudanda
- Gudhanda
- Gudhand
- Guandhar
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
- Kuthant has two diphthongs: and.
Some words
According to W.E. Armit, inspector of Native Police, these were some words of the "Karrandee tribe":- irruag
- nyet
- mooruk
- morbuy