Branch of the Pama–Nyungan language family
The Marrngu languages are a branch of the Pama–Nyungan language family of Australia.
There are four members of the family, which all originated in Western Australia.[1]
Vocabulary
Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Marrngu languages:[2]
gloss |
Njängumada |
Garadjeri |
Mangala
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man
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marŋu |
marŋo |
djiːbi
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woman
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midawa |
djando |
malar
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head
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djudju |
guŋgulu |
djida
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eye
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bani |
bani |
mil
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nose
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milja |
milja |
milja
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mouth
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rira |
djawa |
rira
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tongue
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djälin |
djälan |
djalan
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stomach
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ŋaːlu |
ŋaːlu |
burma
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bone
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ŋandi |
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gamari
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blood
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gunbulu |
gunbulu |
gunbulu
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kangaroo
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bardjanin |
bardjanin |
wandjiri
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opossum
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laŋgur |
laŋgur |
laŋgur
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emu
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galaju |
bidjaɖa |
ganaŋandja
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crow
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djawari |
djawari |
waŋgede
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fly
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wɔdei |
wanmin |
wanmin
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sun
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djandja |
baːra |
baːra
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moon
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ɖaɖaɖa |
ɖaɖaɖa |
gilinman
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fire
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wiga |
djuŋgu |
waɭu
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smoke
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baɳɖi |
ŋuɽun |
ŋundjir
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water
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ŋaba |
ŋaba |
ŋaba
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References
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Wik | |
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Lamalamic | |
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Yalanjic | |
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Norman | |
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Thaypan | |
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