Bardi
Bardi is a Nyulnyulan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Bardi (also Baardi, Baard) is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language in the Nyulnyulan family, mutually intelligible with Jawi and possibly other dialects. It is spoken by the Bardi people at the tip of the Dampier peninsula and neighbouring islands (north of Broome, in Northwestern Australia). There are few fluent speakers in the 21st century, but efforts are being made to teach the Bardi language and culture in at least one school.
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Words in Bardi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | oorany | |
| person | ambori5* | |
| name | niNa* | |
| eye | nimi* | |
| ear | nilamar* | |
| nose | nimal* | |
| tooth | TaraNg* | |
| tongue | niyaNal* | |
| hand | nimaL* | |
| blood | ilgar* | |
| bone | ga5Ti* | |
| skin | badon* | |
| knee | nimidi* | |
| breast | 5a5a* | |
| liver | gawir* | |
| water | oola | |
| fire | noro* | |
| sun | alga* | |
| star | gobala* | |
| stone | golbo* | |
| mountain | garin* | |
| tree | badag* | |
| leaf | bilil* | |
| night | idanNoro* | |
| dog | ila* | |
| fish | aLi* | |
| louse | molo* | |
| one | ari5T* | |
| two | goyara* | |
| I | Nayo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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