Marrngu | |
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Geographic distribution | Western Australia |
Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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Glottolog | marr1265 |
Marrngu languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). Marrngu proper is on the coast, Mangarla inland. |
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]
Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Marrngu languages:[2]
gloss | Njängumada | Garadjeri | Mangala |
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man | marŋu | marŋo | djiːbi |
woman | midawa | djando | malar |
head | djudju | guŋgulu | djida |
eye | bani | bani | mil |
nose | milja | milja | milja |
mouth | rira | djawa | rira |
tongue | djälin | djälan | djalan |
stomach | ŋaːlu | ŋaːlu | burma |
bone | ŋandi | gamari | |
blood | gunbulu | gunbulu | gunbulu |
kangaroo | bardjanin | bardjanin | wandjiri |
opossum | laŋgur | laŋgur | laŋgur |
emu | galaju | bidjaɖa | ganaŋandja |
crow | djawari | djawari | waŋgede |
fly | wɔdei | wanmin | wanmin |
sun | djandja | baːra | baːra |
moon | ɖaɖaɖa | ɖaɖaɖa | gilinman |
fire | wiga | djuŋgu | waɭu |
smoke | baɳɖi | ŋuɽun | ŋundjir |
water | ŋaba | ŋaba | ŋaba |