Burarra
Burarra is a Maningrida language spoken in Australia, by about 1,070 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
See it on the globeOpen in the family tree
The Burarra language is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Burarra people of Arnhem Land. It has several dialects.
Other names and spellings include Barera, Bawera, Burada, Bureda, Burera, An-barra (Anbarra), Gidjingaliya, Gu-jingarliya, Gu-jarlabiya, Gun-Guragone (also used for Guragone), Jikai, Tchikai.
The Djangu people have a Burarra clan, which is sometimes confused with this language.
From Wikipedia · Burarra language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Burarra
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | gugaliya* | |
| name | welaNga* | |
| eye | mipila* | |
| ear | gelama* | |
| nose | guya* | |
| tooth | rira* | |
| tongue | NaL* | |
| hand | muna* | |
| blood | maniNan* | |
| bone | ToLa* | |
| skin | maliyara* | |
| knee | menama* | |
| breast | NamaNama* | |
| liver | biLiLa* | |
| water | bugula | |
| fire | bol* | |
| sun | manNa* | |
| star | yirimin* | |
| stone | Tanra* | |
| mountain | gurema* | |
| tree | ToN* | |
| night | mu5a* | |
| dog | gulukula* | |
| fish | TiTiTa* | |
| louse | meNgir* | |
| one | Nadapa* | |
| two | abirigilirwirka* | |
| I | Nayapa* | |
| you | Ni5ipa* | |
| we | Nayburpa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- UrninganggGiimbiyu83% alike
- CamsáIsolates80% alike
- DjambarrpuynguPama-Nyungan80% alike
- Bininj Kun-WokGunwinyguan80% alike
- AnindilyakwaGunwinyguan79% alike
- WinjarumiWorrorran78% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · bura1267 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bvr