Language family of northern Australia
The Garawan languages (Garrwan), or Yanyi , are a small language family of Australian Aboriginal languages currently spoken in northern Australia.
The languages are:
Gunindiri is almost entirely unknown.[1]
Garawan may be related to the Pama–Nyungan languages , though this is not accepted in Bowern 2011.[2] The languages are close: Dixon (2002)[citation needed ] says that it should be straightforward to reconstruct proto-Garawa–Wanji.
Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items:[3]
gloss
Garama
Waneiga
man
gadu
jäba
woman
balŋun
ludju
head
bɛlbid
gada
eye
gamal
milba
nose
djimu
mulju
mouth
dädbi
lira
tongue
djɛman
djälaṉ
stomach
maːda
miälu
bone
munu
gidji
blood
gumuluŋ
djugän
kangaroo
ŋalmuŋgu
maɭu
opossum
jaːɭ
djaŋana
crow
waːg
djäŋilga
fly
moːl
ŋurin
sun
ŋuŋa
wanda
moon
mɛrg
girindji
fire
ḏuŋgu
waɽu
smoke
wanag
gundjuru
water
goɽa
gabi
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