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]
- Marrngu
- Mangala (Mangarla)
- Marrngu proper
- Karajarri (Garadjari)
- Nyangumarta (Njangumarta)
Vocabulary
Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Marrngu languages:[2]
gloss Njängumada Garadjeri Mangala 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
References
- ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
- ^ Capell, Arthur. 1940. The Classification of Languages in North and North-West Australia. Oceania 10(3): 241-272, 404-433. doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1940.tb00292.x