Biri
Biri was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Biri, also known as Biria, Birri Gubba, Birigaba, Perembba and other variants, is a dialect of the Australian Aboriginal language of the same name formerly spoken along the Bowen River in the state of Queensland, by the Birri Gubba people.
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Words in Biri
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bama* | |
| name | nari* | |
| eye | dili* | |
| ear | maNa* | |
| nose | nundur* | |
| tooth | yira* | |
| tongue | dala5* | |
| hand | mara* | |
| blood | guma* | |
| bone | balaban* | |
| skin | numara* | |
| breast | Namun* | |
| liver | diba* | |
| water | gamu* | |
| fire | buri* | |
| sun | gari* | |
| star | budu* | |
| stone | bari* | |
| mountain | muNgu* | |
| tree | 8ula* | |
| night | Nugun* | |
| dog | Nura* | |
| fish | guyu* | |
| louse | guli5* | |
| two | bularu* | |
| I | Naya* | |
| you | yinda* | |
| we | Nana* | |
| drink | yuga* | |
| see | naga* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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