Bunganditj
Bunganditj was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.
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Bungandidj is a language of Australia, spoken by the Bungandidj people, Indigenous Australians who lived in an area which is now in south-eastern South Australia and in south-western Victoria. According to Christina Smith and her book on the Buandig people, the Bungandidj called their language drualat-ngolonung (speech of man), or Booandik-ngolo (speech of the Booandik). As of 2017, there is a revival and maintenance programme under way for the language.
Historical variants of the name include: Bunganditj, Bungandaetch, Bunga(n)daetcha, Bungandity, Bungandit, Buganditch, Bungaditj, Pungantitj, Pungatitj, Booganitch, Buanditj, Buandik, Booandik, Boandiks, Bangandidj, Bungandidjk, Pungandik, Bak-on-date, Barconedeet, Booandik-ngolo, Borandikngolo, Bunganditjngolo, and Burhwundeirtch.
From Wikipedia · Bungandidj language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bunganditj
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wiyawuwal* | |
| name | nuri* | |
| eye | mir* | |
| ear | wra* | |
| nose | kawu* | |
| tooth | taNa* | |
| tongue | tala* | |
| hand | mana* | |
| blood | kuruk* | |
| bone | ba* | |
| skin | mun* | |
| knee | parayn* | |
| breast | pap* | |
| liver | lu* | |
| water | pari* | |
| fire | warnam* | |
| sun | karu* | |
| star | punjil* | |
| stone | mari* | |
| mountain | kripuNkurayn* | |
| tree | bina* | |
| leaf | yira* | |
| night | mul* | |
| dog | kal* | |
| louse | muna* | |
| one | wandu* | |
| two | pulak* | |
| I | Natu* | |
| you | Nuru* | |
| we | wi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- WarrnamboolPama-Nyungan26% alike
- WathawurrungPama-Nyungan23% alike
- WiradhuriPama-Nyungan19% alike
- NgiyambaaPama-Nyungan18% alike
- Woiwurrung-ThagungwurrungPama-Nyungan17% alike
- BadimayaPama-Nyungan17% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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