Ami
Ami is a Western Daly language spoken in Australia, by about 30 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Marranj is an Australian Aboriginal language, a dialect continuum consisting of Maranunggu (Merranunggu, Marranj Warrgat), Menhthe, and Emmi.
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Words in Ami
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | yinka* | |
| eye | miri* | |
| ear | tyeNi* | |
| nose | yin* | |
| tooth | tir* | |
| tongue | Naltiri* | |
| hand | nuNku* | |
| blood | purwur* | |
| bone | mu* | |
| skin | teripiri5* | |
| knee | piNkar* | |
| breast | yiNi* | |
| liver | peretle* | |
| water | wuta | |
| fire | yimi5* | |
| sun | ka5mer* | |
| star | pene5tyipe* | |
| stone | Nurwin* | |
| tree | tawar* | |
| leaf | kalkal* | |
| night | Nupel* | |
| dog | mityirim* | |
| one | Nanti* | |
| two | miyitya* | |
| I | Na5* | |
| you | nina* | |
| we | NaNkune5e* | |
| new | yaNu* | |
| full | pekpiya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Manda (Australia)Western Daly81% alike
- MaranungguWestern Daly73% alike
- MarithielWestern Daly35% alike
- MaridanWestern Daly34% alike
- MarriammuWestern Daly33% alike
- MarimanindjiWestern Daly32% alike
Grammar
- Southwest TannaAustronesian76% alike
- BudumaAfro-Asiatic75% alike
- UrninganggGiimbiyu74% alike
- DjeebbanaManingrida73% alike
- Jaminjung-NgaliwurruMirndi72% alike
- Central KalapuyaKalapuyan72% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · amii1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · amy