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.
Vocabulary
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
|